theres a special comfort that comes from nostalgia reminiscing about the people places and things we used to do but for people with dementia it can be a game changer inside a warehouse in chula vista california glenner town square caters to people going through the early stages of dementia by providing them with an immersive experience reminiscent of their younger days it has a diner a barber shop a movie theater and even a ford thunderbird all modeled after postworld war ii america senior day care center town square caters to people going through the early stages of dementia abc it is a fully immersive environment based on a concept called reminiscence therapy it really takes people back to where their strongest memories are which for our participants is typically in the 1950s and 60s said scott tarde who developed the concept of town square reminiscence therapy is a form of dementia care that has patients discuss past activities events and experiences with other people in an attempt to induce memories usually with the help of things from the patients past such as photos mementos and music clinical studies have shown that reminiscence therapy can help with insomnia and agitation in dementia patients by providing the service in the form of a daycare center glenner town square is helping the loved ones of these patients breathe a little easier it just makes my day knowing that my mom is happy smiling said kimberly king whose mom jacki dwyertaylor is among the more than 55 million americans who is diagnosed with alzheimers disease the most common cause of dementia kimberly king is seen with her mom jacki dwyertaylor in this undated photo courtesy of kimberly king king said that her mothers diagnosis took her by surprise today dwyertaylor who used to perform in shows at the starlight musical theater in san diego struggles to remember once familiar moments and faces from a scrapbook she cant even remember her own father its been really hard for me and my family to see her decline especially because shes such a bubbly and happy lady said karly king dwyertaylors granddaughter king said that she could remember an earlier time when her grandmother would take special care to look after her needs as well as her brothers and even her american girl dolls karli king poses with her american girl dolls in this undated photo courtesy of the king family one time i remember going upstairs and going to bed for a few hours i came back downstairs and she had washed the hair of my three american girl dolls king said she made like a little mini dinner thing for them she had them all lined up for me to play with 100 actress volunteers at elder care facility to lead grandma and friends in song shaelinn carrs grandma mary lives in town square an elder care facility t read more more no a blood test cannot detect