‘Dignity Environmental Assessment Tool’ published
A ‘Dignity Environmental Assessment Tool’ (Dignity-EAT) has been published by Design Dignity Dementia, authored by Richard Fleming and Kirsty A Bennett.
The Dignity-EAT is free to download and is in three parts – the tool, a scoring spreadsheet and an introduction to the Dignity-EAT.
The creators say:
“The Dignity-EAT is a new resource designed to help residential care providers, designers, and policymakers evaluate and improve residential environments for people living with dementia. It has been developed in alignment with the Dignity Manifesto so that the values and principles contained in the manifesto are given due consideration in the planning of modifications to residential care environments.
The Dignity-EAT has been created through extensive consultation with signatories of the Dignity Manifesto and is built on established best practices in dementia enabling design. It is designed to guide reflection, inform decision-making, and support continuous improvement—but it is not yet a valid tool and should be used as a framework for discussion rather than a definitive measure.”
You can find the tool here: https://designdignitydementia.com/assessment-tool