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Virtual Study Visit
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Francis Lacoste
Initiator of the Village Landais Alzheimer
Francis Lacoste is the initiator of the Village Landais Alzheimer, a project in which he has been involved since the very beginning as the Director of Social Solidarity from the French state of the Landes. The Village Landais Alzheimer is a future-proofed, community engaging alternative to the dementia wards from the nursing homes of the past.
Dementia care call for innovation and this eJourney will help you to think out of the box
In this eJourney you will explore The Village Landais Alzheimer, the first Dementia Village in France and also the first one in the world to be founded by the public sector.
The founding director Francis Lacoste will guide you step-by-step through his inspiration by De Hogeweyk, the world's first Dementia Village, as well as through the challenges and lessons learned from replicating this model into the French aged care system.
Currently, 50 million people are living with Alzheimer's, according to the World Health Organization. In France, 200.000 new cases of Alzheimer's add up each year, currently reaching to 1,2 million citzens. Studies show that 43% of this population needs a high level of care equivalent to that of a nursing home, adding dramatically to the pressure over the dementia care sector.
This unsettling context has urged the French department of the Landes to think out of the box in the expansion of its dementia care offer. The Village Landais Alzheimer is the outstanding outcome of this effort, a new model combining efficiency and quality of life in dementia care.
The founding director Francis Lacoste will guide you step-by-step through his inspiration by De Hogeweyk, the world's first Dementia Village, as well as through the challenges and lessons learned from replicating this model into the French aged care system.
Currently, 50 million people are living with Alzheimer's, according to the World Health Organization. In France, 200.000 new cases of Alzheimer's add up each year, currently reaching to 1,2 million citzens. Studies show that 43% of this population needs a high level of care equivalent to that of a nursing home, adding dramatically to the pressure over the dementia care sector.
This unsettling context has urged the French department of the Landes to think out of the box in the expansion of its dementia care offer. The Village Landais Alzheimer is the outstanding outcome of this effort, a new model combining efficiency and quality of life in dementia care.
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What is a virtual study visit or eJourney?
Virtual study visits or eJourneys go beyond webinars and other traditional online learning formats and get you into the heart of the most innovative organizations.
Each study visit includes:
60+ minute video visit
A mix of interviews (managing teams) and footages captured directly onsite by a professional video crew highlighting the best from the featured expert-organization.
15+ Workbook pages
detailing the elements to remember and the practical keys to help you draw inspiration from the experience of the structure visited or the good practices put in place.
1 live conference (optional)
You participate in an international conference live with the experts of the organizations visited, to share experience and good practices.
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