CEAL@UNC Executive Director Dr. Sheryl Zimmerman was recently quoted in a national news article on the development of the first planned “dementia village” in the United States, a model of residential dementia care inspired by similar initiatives in Europe. In the piece, Dr. Zimmerman notes that in the U.S., “residential care environments have increasingly been embracing a sense of household.”
As assisted living has become the nation’s largest provider of long-term residential dementia care, CEAL@UNC recognizes the importance of scientific evaluation of both existing and novel models of residential housing and care to understand the impact of varying practices and policies on resident outcomes.
Read the article here: https://www.foxnews.com/travel/dementia-village-could-push-americans-rethink-how-we-treat-memory-loss
