Agrace News

As reported by Fox News

Some Americans who suffer from dementia will soon be able to walk into a grocery store and buy food. They’ll be able to enjoy a meal out with friends — or schedule an appointment at a local spa.

The nation’s first “dementia village” is coming soon to Madison, Wisconsin. The $40 million project, to be spread across six acres, will feature a Main-Street feel with shops, a theater and an arts and crafts center, according to a news release. It is slated for a 2027 opening.

Spearheaded by Agrace, a nonprofit healthcare agency, the Dementia Village community is being modeled on a European arrangement of “microtowns” that have emerged across the globe, the agency told Fox News Digital. Continue Reading…

As reported by The Street, Jeffrey Snyder – Broadcast Retirement Network 

Broadcast Retirement Network’s Jeffrey Snyder discusses the plans for a new dementia village in the U.S. with Agrace’s Lynne Sexten.

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As reported by Brittney Kenaston, InBusiness Madison

Eloy van Hal lives in the Netherlands, but his vision for reshaping dementia care is taking root across the globe — and on the Agrace hospice campus in Fitchburg, with a neighborhood that will be the first of its kind in the United States.

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As reported by Kiri Blakeley, Yahoo! News

For millions of people living with dementia, quality of life often takes a drastic turn downward. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Agrace is planning a new village to be built in Madison, WI, that will house dementia patients in a “Main Street USA” setting.

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As reported by Daniel Jonas Roche, The Architect’s Newspaper

When it comes to hospice care design for seniors living with Alzheimer’s and other cognitive disabilities, Hogeweyk Dementia Village designed by Molenaar&Bol&VanDillen Architects in Weesp, Netherlands, is the gold standard around the world.

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As reported by McKenzie Beard, New York Post

This isn’t your grandma’s nursing home.

The nation’s first “dementia village” is coming to Wisconsin, a $40 million undertaking aimed at helping residents preserve community, connection and quality of life even as their illness progresses.

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As reported by People

The first-ever “Dementia Village” in the United States is underway in Wisconsin.

The $40 million community will be built near Madison, on the Fitchburg campus of Agrace, a community-based nonprofit health care agency in the state, the company announced on its website, and in a report by WMTV 15 News.

It’s modeled after similar, successful communities in Netherlands, and is expected to house up to 65 people with similar interests and dementia diagnoses. Plans include the construction of eight homes, each designed to house eight residents, but daily visitors will also be allowed. Continue Reading…

As reported by Athena Dawson, Daily Express U.S. 

A unique “dementia village” is coming to Wisconsin in 2027 boasting autonomy for residents with memory issues

A state-of-the-art “dementia village” that allows residents to feel independent and build community is coming to the United States.

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As reported by Chloe OKeefe, MSN

America is following the example of projects in Australia, Canada, China, and Europe, as plans for its first-ever ‘dementia village’ have been revealed.

The first of its kind in the states will launch in 2027 in Wisconsin, and follows a similar model thrived in the Netherlands.

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