The World Series of Design: France’s Cutting Edge Dementia Village
4 November 2023
Episode S3E11:
Our ‘World Series of Design’ continues with an insider’s view of a unique dementia village in France, where extensive research is underway as to how living a life of seemingly unfettered freedom in a safe environment is being tested against medication levels, depression, and anxiety. You’ll discover how interaction with the landscape, personal possessions, and the use of light and dark in design principles is creating a dynamic new model in dementia care environments.
- Guest: Gaëlle Marie-Bailleul, Psychogeriatrician at Le Village Landais
- World Alzheimer Report 2023 – View summary and dowload report
- The New Yorker Magazine: “A French Village’s Radical Vision of a Good Life with Alzheimer’s”
About Gaëlle Marie-Bailleul
Gaëlle is a psychogeriatrician and full-time hospital practitioner at The Landais Alzheimer Village, an innovative living space, unique in France, where 120 people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia are welcomed. Its operation aims to cultivate the most normal and civic existence possible, and to improve the quality of life of villagers, caregivers and professionals.