1940s-style rooms help residents with dementia remember the past

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A care facility in Pennsylvania, The Easton Home, is using retro-themed rooms to stimulate memories in residents with dementia. The 1940s-style rooms and music are designed to help remember the past. Reminiscing won’t change the course of the disease, but it can improve mood and behavior. [Additional reporting by The Associated Press]

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