Switzerland's 'Dementiaville' designed to mirror the past

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. More like "Good Bye Lenin!", I'd say

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Bye,_Lenin!

This is for people in the advanced stages, who need care of some sort; this is the form they are offering. Alzheimer's sufferers can have quite good memories from decades ago, but not from more recent times; this puts them in an environment they may find more familiar.

I'm not sure what 'people' you're referring to who might 'like the idea of living like this'. The patients? I don't think they're in the position of being able to ask for changes to the set-up; nor of imagining an entire society. This is about the design of the accommodation, and whether carers wear uniforms like in a typical home, or dress like people the sufferers would have encountered as service providers many ears ago.