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...
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...
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...