To help Alzheimer's patients, a fake American city of the 50s was created

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ALZHEIMER – Located in Southern California, this center is probably unique in the world. It was designed to help people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia wake up memories that are most buried in their memory.

The project, called "Town Square", mimics the urban environment of the 50s in the United States, as spotted by the Designboom website. Sick people can walk around neighborhoods with showcases and activities, as well as retro signage. A dive into the past that aims to stimulate the memory of people with Alzheimer's by surrounding them with concrete elements they may have known, in an environment that allows them to feel confident and safe.

Fourteen distinct places, reminiscent of the days when most patients (aged between 70 and 80 years old) were young adults, were created: a restaurant, a pet shop, a movie theater, a library, a museum. ..

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Visitors can be served a lunch in an authentic having dinner in the 50s, watching a black-and-white film with popcorn, getting a hair salon or repairing a 1959 Ford Thunderbird.

"We know all too well that the number of people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia is growing, as are the challenges to take care of them," says Peter Ross, behind the creation of this unique center. , backed by the organization called "George G. Glenner alzheimer's family centers".

Dr. George G. Glenner, who died in 1995, has worked tirelessly to better understand the pathology of Alzheimer's disease, tells the site of this organization. Although his discoveries helped advance knowledge, Dr. Glenner was also very concerned about the tremendous stress the disease has on caregivers and families on a daily basis. The creation of his organization was a concrete response given to these relatives of patients to help them and advise them in their accompaniment. Today, the Californian center (to discover in pictures below) is an additional resource proposed by Dr. Glenner's organization.