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An Alzheimer’s facility in France encourages patients to do as much as possible on their own. The residential complex allows everyone to move about freely. Findings here could change the approach to dementia care.

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00:00Lodi is one of more than 12 million people living with dementia in Europe.
00:11At this facility in France, people with dementia are encouraged to do as much as possible on their own.
00:20We will try to orient our activities in terms of their hobbies and what interests them, their interest centers.
00:26And they will not see this side, they will just see the kind of fun and pleasure.
00:33I think that's what they need in this type of disease.
00:37The village L'Ande Alzheimer in Dax opened in 2020.
00:42It's France's first and only village Alzheimer's.
00:46There is a small salon, a library and a supermarket.
00:50The goal is to make life as normal as possible.
00:54We never see the care.
00:55The professionals are in civil.
00:58The doctors are in civil.
00:59Everybody is in civil.
01:00So we don't know who is who.
01:01Our projects are all around the social connection, the inclusion, the benefits, the families.
01:05Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, accounting for about 70% of all cases.
01:11It causes nerve cells in the brain to degenerate.
01:15In the early stages, memory loss and poor orientation are typical.
01:20As it progresses, patients no longer recognize loved ones and need help with all aspects of daily life.
01:27In many countries around the world, dementia patients in nursing homes are still restrained or sedated.
01:33In this facility, caregivers help maintain existing skills for as long as possible, including getting back off the bike.
01:42The real life has it in mind, a dream of being able to keep track and keep track of the
01:44bike.
01:45You get to the front of the bike.
01:47Yes, you get to the front of the bike.
02:00You get to the front of the bike.
02:06Allons-y.
02:08Allons-y, all-y.
02:09to be in a life where everything is not aseptized.
02:13Globalmente, I am not sure that it is to give years more,
02:19but to give the quality of life to the rest of the years.
02:23When the world we know keeps getting smaller,
02:26moments of happiness can mean something different for everyone.
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