Madison dementia care village ditches locked doors for family-style living inspired by Dutch model [View all]
Madison non-profit hospice group Agrace will break ground on its dementia village in two weeks, the first of its kind in the country.
The village is modeled after The Hogeweyk Village in the Netherlands.
Right now in the United States — caring for those with cognitive decline means prioritizing safety.
"We sort of warehouse them," said Dr. Zorba Paster, a doctor and former nursing home director. "We put them into a place. We lock the doors so they can't get out."
But that could soon change with the new approach coming to Madison.
"They have almost 190 people that live in their [The Hogeweyk] village," said Lynne Sexton, president and CEO of Agrace. "And we were astonished. We didn't see anybody on oxygen, which is very common as you get closer to the end of life."
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