A new residential care community on Vancouver Island is in the early stages of planning. A collaboration between Providence Health, the Island Health Authority and the Ministry of Health envsions a Comox-based dementia village, a place for dementia patients to access the care they need while maintaining a sense of community. The dementia village takes the hospital-based approach to residential care to a more community minded way of caring for those with dementia. The dementia village will replace The Views at St. Joseph's Hospital, the current residential care facility in Comox. The site for the village is 17 acres, meaning it will be home to more than just housing for dementia patients.

Source: CBC News January 19, 2019 03:31 UTC