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Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Spaces to wander for patients with dementia
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
‘The typical care space in Malta is a corridor with rooms double banked on both sides, and a person will just walk up and down along it. It is a bit like having a hamster in a wheel going round in circles,’ explains architect Alexia Mercieca. Instead, she believes, care homes should be familiar and safe, where people with dementia can feel at home. She discusses dementia-friendly architecture with Chris and this episode's co-host, Claude.
You can read Claude Bajada's original article in the THINK magazine here: https://www.um.edu.mt/think/irrid-immur-id-dar-i-want-to-go-home/
ReThink is produced by THINK magazine (https://www.um.edu.mt/think/) together with Campus FM (http://maltauniversitybroadcasting.com/), and hosted by Dr Claude Bajada and Chris Styles. The show's producer is Daiva Repeckaite.
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