Dementia care ‘transformed’ with circadian lighting system
WCS Care has implemented a retrofit circadian lighting solution that has measurably improved the wellbeing of residents living with dementia.
The system WCS Care now have at Sycamores, a 1960s-built care home, mimics the natural progression of daylight, changing from bright white light (6,500K) in the day to warm, low, candlelight (2,200K) in the evening, aligning with the body’s circadian rhythm.
Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) has been used to measure the outcomes of this project, with a 58% reduction in daytime sleeping, a 470% increase in social interaction, and a 360% improvement in overall mood.
Ed Russell, Chief Executive of WCS Care, says:
“This has been a collaborative journey. We’ve worked closely with lighting expert Dr Shelley James, lighting designer John Bullock, the manufacturing team at Southampton-based Commercial Lighting Systems Ltd, and researchers at the University of Oxford to bridge the gap between theory and practice. The outcome is a cost-effective, scalable system that can transform care environments – especially older buildings that make up the majority of the UK’s care home stock.”
Find out more here: https://www.wcs-care.co.uk/sycamores-shines-a-light-on-resident-wellbeing-with-innovative-lighting-system/