Dementia friendly neighbourhoods

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 – an area of public housing which has been overhauled by a team of healthcare experts, designers, and residents – 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

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Image: Leong Leng Nan and Ng Ha Dui