Article Category: Environment/Design

Illuminating teamwork

Northumberland: Christine Davidson reports on a project to involve people with dementia in creating stained glass designs. Author/s: Christine Davidson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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Let’s blur the divide that’s between staff and residents

Finland: Pirjo Kotala and Katri Siukola describe a group of small homes in Finland which involve residents in every aspect of their running Author/s: Pirjo Kotala, Katri Siukola For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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A growth area for dementia care

Scotland: Marian Pallister describes how one woman is transforming gardens to be enjoyed by people with dementia. Author/s: Marian Pallister For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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A change makes all the difference

Alice was deeply unhappy in long-term hospital care, but when the opportunity came to transfer her to a specialist dementia ward with a person-centred philosophy, her well-being – and behaviour – transformed. Wendy Ward explains. Author/s: Wendy Ward For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive...

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There’s no place like a smart home

Smart home projects are springing up around the country to explore the use of technology for enhancing the quality of life of people with dementia. Launching a regular column on technology and dementia, Andrew Chapman looks at the different models under development, while Roger Orpwood explains how the Gloucester smart house works Author/s: Andrew Chapman,...

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Community links help bring cafe culture to care

Maureen Sansom, with Jan Gordon, Jill Forsyth and Maureen Anton, describes a series of imaginative projects at a home in Peeblesshire, which have drawn on talent in the local community and brough people together in stimulating new ways. Author/s: Maureen Sansom For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The...

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Dressing up for dementia care

Jerusalem, Israel: Do we give enough thought to how we can communicate with people with dementia through what we wear? Rakel Berenbaum thinks maybe not. Author/s: Rakel Berenbaum For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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This is the house that JAD built

Ricky Pollock, Steve Bonner and Katrina Gibbons describe an example of appropriate design and technology in action to help the person with dementia – the “Dementia Friendly House”, built as part of the Glasgow ’99 Just Another Disability (JAD) project. Author/s: Ricky Pollock, Steve Bonner, Katrina Gibbons For the full article please see the PDF...

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Just another disability – designs on dementia

The Glasgow 99 Year of Architecture and Design project Just Another Disability – Making Design Dementia Friendly has shown how proactive, thoughtful design can improve the lifestyle of people with dementia and their carers in many different environments. Robin Dick reports. Author/s: Robin Dick For the full article please see the PDF download linked to...

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A sea-change at Kirklands

Design to improve the environment of care can begin at a simple and affordable level. Anthea Innes explains how colours and themes transformed life for residents of an Anchor home in Cumbria. Author/s: Anthea Innes For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if...

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