Tuesday, December 26, 2017

A German nursing home tries a novel form of dementia therapy: re-creating a vanished era for its patients

A German nursing home tries a novel form of dementia therapy: re-creating a vanished era for its patients

DRESDEN, Germany — On a recent winter morning, Gertraude Bauer and Gerda Noack went shopping in communist East Germany. “Here we have a lunchbox,” said Carmen Mesech, who appeared to be a sales assistant at the Intershop store, an upscale communist-era establishment where the women were examining merchandise. “This used to be so popular,” Bauer responded with a smile. “And the […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/12/26/a-german-nursing-home-tries-a-novel-form-of-dementia-therapy-re-creating-a-vanished-era-for-its-patients/

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