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DEMENTIA VILLAGE This is being built about 30 miles from here in a beautiful river valley......what a great idea....... "The construction of a new care home and creation of campus of care will allow the local health-care system to provide care that is flexible and responsive for those living with dementia and complex health issues,” The dementia village is being modelled after successful facilities in the Netherlands. It represents a shift in care that supports a “person-centric” model. "Creating a community that is a hub of a activity that focuses putting the needs of the person at the forefront won’t only benefit the senior, but also their family," Plans include providing facilities that both seniors and their families can enjoy, including a grocery store, music room, and pub in the village. The announcement supports a large-scale provincial plan, which aims to better support B.C’s ageing population, and reduce added stress on emergency services and hospitals. “This is the right conversation to be having,” Stewart says. “When it comes to dementia, age is the biggest risk factor, so we really need to be prepared to provide good quality, inclusive care.” . |
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It's a wonderful breakthrough in the treatment of dementia, Sparkle. If I'd had something like that to rely on in the last ten years of my husband's life it would have been of great benefit to him... and tome and the rest of the family. The stress was life-sapping for all of us. This form of care is being put forward in the UK and all across Europe too... it's very much needed. 
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WE HAVE HAD TV REPORTS ABOUT THOSE PLACES, IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY PROMISING CONCEPT.
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I started to ask you questions, but instead I just went and did some reading about it. What a wonderful concept. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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Thank goodness that our society is moving away from warehousing our fragile adult population!! The hospital type model which has been in place for many decades is unacceptable. Long term care facilities at present are buildings where our fragile adult population go while waiting to die. They are severely understaffed and under funded. Why isn't the staffing model the same as that used for staffing daycare facilities where it is number of workers to number of children... eg. 1/7 or 1/10? In our long term care facilities the model is hours of patient care per worker..... and this is continually 'fudged'.... especially on weekends when for some reason there is less staff on duty?? If childcare facilities had to operate on the inadequate staffing formula used for long term care facilities, there would be riots in the streets! Those working in long term care facilities [personal support workers] need to be respected and paid a decent wage for the important work they do. ^5 to those health agencies moving to this humane model!! 
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