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Dementia Sufferers Get Unusual Help

Fake bus stops give restless elderly patients a destination

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 6, 2008 5:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – German retirement homes have found a new way to help patients: building fake bus stops. Dementia sufferers who insist they have somewhere to go now have a destination, giving them a sense of control. That helps calm them, even if they forget where they're "...   Read full story »

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