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Abstract：
It is estimated that 5.4 million Americans have some form of dementia and these numbers are expected to rise in the coming decades, leading to an unprecedented demand for memory care housing and services. At the same time, infectious disease outbreaks like the COVID-19 pandemic have raised great concerns for the future of care settings for people living with dementia. In searching for innovative options to create more autonomy and better quality of life in dementia care settings, while at the same time improving infectious disease control, repurposing existing structures, in particular vacant urban malls, may be one option for the large sites needed for the European model of dementia villages. This editorial paper makes the case for the Dementia Friendly City Center model for centralized dementia programs, medical services and housing. By working across multiple disciplines, this research team has simultaneously addressed numerous issues, including community revitalization, building sustainability, and the strengthening of infectious disease control in care sites which are inclusive, progressive and convergent with the needs of an aging population.
摘要：
据估计，有540万美国人患有某种形式的痴呆症，这些数字预计在未来几十年还会上升，导致对记忆护理住房和服务的前所未有的需求。同时,像COVID-19大流行这样的传染病暴发引起了人们对痴呆症患者护理环境的未来的极大关注。在寻找创新的选择，在痴呆症护理环境中创造更多的自主权和更好的生活质量，同时改善传染病控制，重新利用现有结构，特别是空置的城市购物中心，可能是欧洲痴呆症村庄模型所需的大型站点的一种选择。这篇社论论文为集中痴呆症计划的痴呆症友好城市中心模型提供了案例，医疗服务和住房。通过跨越多个学科，这个研究小组同时解决了许多问题，包括社区振兴，建设可持续性，以及加强包容性护理场所的传染病控制，与人口老龄化的需求是渐进的和趋同的。
