A Langley, B.C., care facility that blends village life with dementia support is now the focus of a national study examining whether an outdoor, community-style approach can improve quality of life ...

LANGLEY, British Columbia — It was a perfect summer morning when North America's first residential "dementia village" held its open house, an apt but also odd event, given the premise of the place.

The Village is a cluster of six ‘cottages’ linked by walkways to a barn and garden at one end and a reception building (with bistro and general store) at the other. Photo courtesy of the Village. At ...

SOUTH BEND — Gerald “Hollywood” Harris easily sank balls as he shot pool in the pub. Among other elders with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease who were in this new “village” in Roseland, he said: “I ...

Anyone who has a relative with a form of dementia knows how challenging it can be, not only for the person living with it, but for their entire family and community. If you don’t know someone with it, ...

Simon Fraser University researchers are laying the groundwork for an innovative long-term care model that combines nature-based therapy with village-setting care to enhance the quality of life for ...