Calming effect?: One of the rooms in the Notre Dame de la Treille retirement home has been fitted out to resemble a train station.
In northern France, at the Notre Dame de la Treille retirement home in Valenciennes, residents suffering from Alzheimer's disease will soon be invited to step aboard a virtual train. The experience, already used in Italy, will begin as a trial from Jan 2017 and seeks to help reduce the risk of patients running away while also calming their anxiety.
Since October, the Notre Dame de la Treille retirement home in Valenciennes has been gradually taking on the appearance of movie set. One of the rooms in this residential facility has been fitted out to resemble a train station, complete with signs, a ticket office, a bench, a clock and a train carriage.
