Children Ease Alzheimer’s in Land of Aging

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Children Ease Alzheimer's in Land of Aging

November 25, 2010

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South Korea is training thousands of people, including children, as " dementia

supporters, " to recognize symptoms and care for patients. The 11- to

13-year-olds, for instance, were in the government's " Aging-Friendly

Comprehensive Experience Hall " outside Seoul. Besides the aging simulation

exercise, they viewed a PowerPoint presentation defining dementia and were

trained, in the hall's Dementia Experience Center, to perform hand massage in

nursing homes.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/26/health/26alzheimers.html?_r=1