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Designing a "think-along dwelling" for people with dementia: a co-creation project between health care and the building services sector

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Designing a "think-along dwelling" for people with dementia: a co-creation project between health care and the building services sector

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Ageing-in-place is the preferred way of living for older individuals in an ageing society. It can be facilitated through architectural and technological solutions in the home environment. Dementia poses additional challenges when designing, constructing, or retrofitting housing facilities that support ageing-in-place. Older adults with dementia and their partners ask for living environments that support independence, compensate for declining and vitality, and lower the burden of family care. This study reports the design process of a demonstration home for people with dementia through performing a literature review and focus group sessions. This design incorporates modifications in terms of architecture, interior design, the indoor environment, and technological solutions. Current design guidelines are frequently based on small-scale studies, and, therefore, more systematic field research should be performed to provide further evidence for the efficacy of solutions. The dwellings of people with dementia are used to investigate the many aspects of supportive living environments for older adults with dementia and as educational and training settings for professionals from the fields of nursing, construction, and building services engineering.

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OrganisatieFontys
AfdelingFontys Paramedische Hogeschool
Gepubliceerd inJournal of Housing for the Elderly Taylor & Francis, Vol. 27, Uitgave: 3, Pagina's: 299-332
Datum2013-12-11
TypeArtikel
TaalEngels

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