Dementia village to be built in Tasmania

Tasmania will become home to the first suburban village designed specifically for people with dementia.

De Hogeweyk dementia village in the Netherlands has inspired the $25 million Korongee village in Tasmania. Source: De Hogeweyk

The village will contain 15 tailored houses, the village will have a supermarket, cinema, cafe, beauty salon and gardens.

The $25-million Korongee complex will transform a derelict site at Glenorchy in Hobart's north.