The residential community is underway in Wisconsin, and will resemble a neighborhood, not a nursing home
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- First-ever “Dementia Village” in the U.S. is underway in Wisconsin
- The $40 million development will be built near Madison, on the Fitchburg campus of healthcare agency Agrace
- The community will have homes, a restaurant, spa, and grocery store, and will resemble a neighborhood, not a nursing home
The first-ever “Dementia Village” in the United States is underway in Wisconsin.
The $40 million community will be built near Madison, on the Fitchburg campus of Agrace, a community-based nonprofit healthcare agency in the state, the company announced on its website, and in an report by WMTV 15 News.
It’s modeled after similar, successful communities in Netherlands, and is expected to house up to 65 people with similar interests and dementia diagnoses. Plans include the construction of eight homes, each designed to house eight residents, but daily visitors will also be allowed.
The community will also include a restaurant, spa, and a grocery store — and is designed to resemble a neighborhood, not a nursing home. There will also be housing for staff and caretakers…