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== Fakes == [[File:FakeBusStopSouthendHospital.png|thumb|upright|A fake bus stop at [[Southend Hospital]], United Kingdom]] Some [[nursing home]]s and [[hospitals]] have built fake, imitation bus stops for their residents who have [[dementia]].<ref name= Paulick>Paulick, Jane. "[http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3394237,00.html Bus-Stops at Old People's Homes Take Patients for a Ride]". ''[[Deutsche Welle]]''. June 6, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2008.</ref> Some of these bus stops are even fitted with old advertisements and timetables to give a sense of familiarity.<ref name= Paulick/> The residents will sit at the bus stop waiting for a bus to take them to their imagined destination.<ref name= Paulick/> After some time, a staff member comes to escort the clients back to the home.<ref name= Paulick/>
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