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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
As reported by Futura
Some Americans living with dementia may soon find daily life becoming a little more familiar again. In the near future, they could walk into a grocery shop, buy food, enjoy a meal out with friends or even book a relaxing treatment at a nearby spa.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Agrace, the largest Wisconsin-based nonprofit hospice, has expanded to serve the entire southern half of Wisconsin with the addition of Ozaukee, Washington, Racine and Kenosha counties to its Milwaukee territory.
For nearly 50 years, Agrace Hospice Care has offered compassionate end-of-life care to people of all ages in southern Wisconsin. Southeastern Wisconsin residents can now choose Agrace for hospice care that comes to them where they live—in private homes, long-term care facilities or any other place they call home. Continue Reading…
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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…
Saturday, March 7, 2026
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.
Friday, March 6, 2026
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.
Monday, March 2, 2026
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.
Thursday, February 19, 2026
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.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
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.
Monday, February 16, 2026
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…
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