16 May 2024, The Tablet

In a world of their own


A care home that revives bygone lives

In a world of their own

Woodside Care Village, where every effort has gone into fashioning a care home “dressed up to look and feel like an ordinary town”.
Colin Underhill / Alamy

 

Am I Home? Life in a Dementia Village

BBC RADIO 4

 

This exemplary half-hour (available now on BBC Sounds) introduces us to the residents and staff – and, equally important, the ambience – of Woodside Care Village in Warwickshire. Prowling its well-appointed indoor streets, presenter Lara Bullens is constantly pulled up short by the air of verisimilitude.

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