"Alexandria, VA joins growing list of dementia-friendly cities"

Probably a good thing as it is only four miles down the Potomac from Washington D.C.
From Smart Cities Dive:

Dive Brief:

• Alexandria, VA officially declared itself a dementia-friendly city after several years of developing a Strategic Plan on Aging, spurred by the White House's 2015 Conference on Aging. The city will implement the plan, developed by the Alexandria Commission on Aging, until 2021
• Alexandria joins a national network of over 200 cities working to train businesses, citizens and government officials, optimize infrastructure and develop technology to help an aging population, aided by Dementia Friendly America.
• The strategic plan is modeled after Bruges, Belgium, Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson told Smart Cities Dive. Bruges is widely considered to be the leader and example of a dementia-friendly city.

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