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Why ‘flexible’ reminiscence is important for dementia environments
Posted on Wed 7th Aug, 2019 in: Dementia Design, Dementia Friendly Environments, Dementia Friendly Products
Making reminiscence relevant to all Reminiscence therapy has a number of documented benefits to people living with dementia as it helps them unlock long term memories which can bring great comfort and happiness. Recently included in NICE’s quality standard on dementia, reminiscence therapy can take many forms, from one-to-one sessions to creating nostalgia environments and even &lsq...
Value of reminiscence therapy recognised by NICE
Posted on Mon 22nd Jul, 2019 in: Dementia Design, Dementia Friendly Environments, Dementia Friendly Products
Recommendations included in updated quality standard on dementia Recently (28th June 2019), NICE updated its quality standard on dementia and recommended that people should be offered activities such as exercise, art, gardening, music etc to promote their well-being (see our recent article on social prescribing). A key activity that was included in these recommendations was reminiscence t...
Facilitating wandering with purpose into dementia design
Posted on Wed 17th Jul, 2019 in: Dementia Design, Dementia Friendly Environments, Dementia Friendly Products
Creating destinations in dementia environments to enable safe exploring One of the common characteristics of dementia is the compulsion to walk. While once commonly mistermed as ‘wandering’ we now understand that this walking is not as arbitrary as it may have appeared to be; someone with dementia usually does have an objecctive in mind, it just may not be a realistic or ratio...
How ‘progression’ could reduce aggression in A&E departments
Posted on Fri 28th Jun, 2019 in: Healthcare Projects, Hospital Design
Designing around the concept of flow to reduce frustration Aggression and abuse is a growing problem in healthcare and a serious issue for those working in the sector with around 15% of NHS staff experiencing physical violence from patients, relatives or members of the public according to the latest NHS Staff Survey. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in A&E departments where the fru...
Dementia signage not just for dementia environments
Posted on Sun 16th Jun, 2019 in: Dementia Design, Dementia Friendly Environments, Dementia Friendly Products
Why all public spaces can, and should, be more dementia friendly Dementia signage is, by necessity, different to regular wayfinding signage due to the different way a person with dementia perceives visual cues. Dementia signage is therefore commonplace now in dementia environments: care homes, hospitals, day centres etc, but its value is not limited to these specialist environments and if...
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