Dementia friendly neighbourhoods
How to design a neighbourhood with older people in mind.
How do you help older people, and particularly those with dementia, to remain independent for longer?
In Singapore, where dementia affects roughly 1 in 10 people over 60, the government are betting that the re-designing neighbourhoods with an aging population might just be the answer.
Reporter Craig Langran visits the Singaporean suburb of Nee Soon 鈥� an area of public housing which has been overhauled by a team of healthcare experts, designers, and residents 鈥� and looks at some of the other innovations in elderly care taking place in the country.
And we look at a village in France where everything has been designed especially for people with dementia.
Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporter: Craig Langran
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound mix: Gareth Jones
Editor: Penny Murphy
Email us: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk
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