We must make sure that we help Alzheimer's residents maintain connections between the past and the present. Architects and care providers have a duty to provide these residents with a familiar environment, and if we do this they receive cues and are able to respond with appropriate behavior. A unique approach Evergreen Retirement Community in Oshkosh, WI, is home to an innovative design project known as Creekview that consists of a neighborhood divided into four nine-bed households. Each household has a kitchen with a refrigerator, stove and dishwasher. Each group eats all of their meals in an adjacent dining area.
People tend to clam up rather than communicate.
If you have smaller groups of people, it significantly increases the probability that they will voluntarily relate to each other. A small group of people is what makes a home. And a home, Green said, is a place where people not only have choices, but also control. Have a toaster in the kitchen and let them make toast in the morning. Allowing residents to have simple choices is what a home is all about.