Designing spaces for Alzheimer's patients

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.

An interview with a social scientist who founded Hearthstone

CBC News · Posted: Feb 22, 2011 4:23 PM ET | Last Updated: February 22, 2011

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

with files from CBC's Jean Kim

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