CBC News Posted: Feb 22, 2011 4:23 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 22, 2011 4:20 PM ET
John Zeisel, founder of Hearthstone, says Alzheimer's patients can enjoy book clubs. ((Courtesy of Hearthstone))
Dr. Brian Goldman, host of White Coat, Black Art, speaks with John Zeisel an American social scientist who founded Hearthstone, a program that treats Alzheimer's not with drugs, but by designing places to allow people with dementia to flourish. Zeisel explains why poorly designed nursing homes can encourage, even compel, people with dementia to wander.
Designing spaces for Alzheimer's patients
Part I, Runs 4:29
Designing spaces for Alzheimer's patients
Part II, Runs 3:14
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