Friday, June 13, 2008

Fake bus Stop Keeps Alzheimer's Patients from Wandering Off

German nursing homes are using a novel strategy to stop Alzheimer's patients from wandering off: phantom bus stops.

The idea was first tried at Benrath Senior Center in Düsseldorf, which pitched an exact replica of a standard stop outside, with one small difference: buses do not use it.

The center had been forced to rely on police to retrieve patients who wanted to return to their often non-existent homes and families.

Then Benrath teamed up with a local care association called the "Old Lions". They went to the Rheinbahn transport network which supplied the bus stop. via

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