Monday, June 9, 2008

Use of a Fake Bus Stop to Keep Alzheimer's Patients Safe

Interesting item about senior centers in Germany that began using fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's disease patients from wandering off. The patients wait at the stop to be taken home, and can be calmed by being invited to stop in for coffee while waiting for the bus. From the article, it is not clear if the centers would fit the description of a senior center or a nursing home in the U.S., but the idea has worked so well it is being replicated at other centers in Germany.

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