Spaces to wander for patients with dementia

Published: March 31, 2020, 9:49 p.m.

b"\\u2018The typical care space in Malta is a corridor with rooms double banked on both sides, and a person will just walk up and down along it.\\xa0It is a bit like having a hamster in a wheel going round in circles,\\u2019 explains architect Alexia Mercieca. Instead, she believes, care homes should be familiar and safe, where people with dementia can feel at home. She discusses dementia-friendly architecture with Chris and this episode's co-host, Claude.\\nYou can read Claude Bajada's original article in the THINK magazine here:\\xa0https://www.um.edu.mt/think/irrid-immur-id-dar-i-want-to-go-home/\\nReThink is produced by THINK magazine (https://www.um.edu.mt/think/) together with Campus FM (http://maltauniversitybroadcasting.com/), and hosted by Dr Claude Bajada and Chris Styles. The show's producer is Daiva Repeckaite.\\nOur theme music is by princess wonderful:\\xa0https://soundcloud.com/user-677060394\\nImage source: Shutterstock"