A dementia village based on the Hogeweyk model, a complete deinstitutionalization of the traditional nursing home model in the Netherlands, is being built by Agrace.
According to the Wisconsin State Journal, the project will cost $30 million and break ground on Tuesday.
The dementia village will be built at the Fitchburg care facility and contain 64 housing units.
Agrace received $7 million for the project from Madison philanthropists Ellen and Peter Johnson. The duo also helped Agrace expand two decades ago.
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A dementia village mimics normal life by housing patients in a lifestyle and setting much like they would experience at home.
