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The significance of personal grooming in dementia
Posted on Thu 14th Mar, 2019 in: Dementia Design, Dementia Friendly Environments, Dementia Friendly Products, Fear Of Reflection In Dementia
And why having the choice of keeping a mirror is important A great deal of research has been done into the value of personal grooming in dementia and studies such as the Hair and Care project have concluded that appearance related issues should be given more prominence in health and social care policy and dementia care practice. Just recently carehome.co.uk reported about a care home that...
How to manage a fear of reflection in dementia care
Posted on Wed 13th Mar, 2019 in: Dementia Friendly Environments, Dementia Friendly Products, Fear Of Reflection In Dementia
Our article for The Care Home Environment Magazine We have spoken at length on the blog about the issue of fear of reflection in dementia. This is a significant issue in dementia care and there are different opinions about how to manage it. We have drawn upon our knowledge and experience of the issue and written an article for The Care Home Environment magazine – a leading magazine ...
Wayfinding in hospitals “not about signage”
Posted on Wed 27th Feb, 2019 in: Hospital Design
Leading healthcare architect claims people don’t use signs and hospitals should be more like Disneyland In an article published this week on bizjournals.com, a number of US based healthcare architects share their views on how wayfinding in hospital environments is changing and, in many ways, moving away from the traditional methods of communicating how to navigate the space. This in...
See us the Dementia, Care & Nursing Home Expo 2019
Posted on Mon 25th Feb, 2019 in: Dementia Friendly Environments
Birmingham NEC 26-27th March The Dementia, Care & Nursing Home Expo takes place on 26-27 March at the Birmingham NEC. The event is dedicated to inspiring business growth and a sustainable social care model and we will be there as exhibitors. .With a wide variety of industry expert speakers and CPD accredited seminars, it looks set to be a fantastic event for anyone involved i...
Decline in navigation skills in dementia
Posted on Fri 8th Feb, 2019 in: Dementia Design, Dementia Friendly Environments, Dementia Friendly Products
Using design to compensate for reduced ability to navigate spaces This article from The Guardian from last year gives an insight into the issues that people living with dementia experience around navigation. In it, Wendy Mitchell – who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 4 years ago at the age of 58 – describes the difficulties that she has with finding her way around...
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