Southport’s Birch Abbey Is The Uk’s First True Dementia Care “Memory Centre”

Chickens, technology, Wiis, mini golf and dog walking, have catapulted a pioneering Southport care home into the forefront of dementia “memory centre” development. The iPersonally Memory Centre at Birch Abbey care home in the Merseyside town is a template to transform the country’s failing dementia care services - and uses chickens, high technology, Wii games consoles and mini golf, amongst other things, to stimulate clients mentally and promote physical activity.

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Filed under: Alzheimer's / Dementia News XML/RSS Feed on March 6th, 2009