Environmental Design for People Living with Dementia
Martin Quirke,
Kirsty Bennett,
Hing-Wah Chau,
Terri Preece,
Elmira Jamei
Affiliations
Martin Quirke
Dementia Services Development Centre, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK
Kirsty Bennett
Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
Hing-Wah Chau
Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities, College of Sport, Health and Engineering, Victoria University, Footscray, VIC 3011, Australia
Terri Preece
Dementia Services Development Centre, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK
Elmira Jamei
Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities, College of Sport, Health and Engineering, Victoria University, Footscray, VIC 3011, Australia
The term ‘environmental design for dementia’ relates to both the process and outcomes of designing to support or improve cognitive accessibility in physical environments. Environmental design for dementia is evidenced as an effective nonpharmacological intervention for treatment of the symptoms of dementia and is associated with higher levels of independence and wellbeing for people living with a variety of age-related cognitive, physical, and sensory impairments. Evidence-based dementia design principles have been established as a means of supporting both the design and evaluation of environmental design for dementia.
