Creating Environments for Dementia Care
We have extensive experience designing homes specifically for individuals with Dementia, creating welcoming, inviting, and supportive spaces that foster a sense of ‘home’ and familiarity, while encouraging conversation and interaction.
Best Practice Designing For Dementia
With her extensive experience in designing environments for individuals with dementia, Alex has served on the Advisory Board for Bournemouth University’s Ageing and Dementia Research Centre, which focuses on research into dementia-friendly architecture and design.
Recognising the wide range of challenges faced by those with dementia, we stay up to date with the latest research and best practices in interior design for dementia care, drawing on insights from leading experts and organizations in the field.
Whether working to your specific requirements or adhering to recommended standards, we collaborate closely with you to create environments that align with both your residents’ needs and your care philosophy, using guidance from the foremost authorities on dementia care and design.
We carefully plan room layouts to ensure easy, intuitive access, strategically placing key fixtures, fittings, and furniture to make the function and purpose of each space clear and easily understood.
Health & Wellbeing
We understand that the built environment plays a crucial role in fostering feelings of security and well-being. With this in mind, we take great pride in designing welcoming, homely spaces that evoke a sense of familiarity, while ensuring that fixtures, finishes, and materials are durable enough to withstand the demands of daily use.
A key focus throughout the design process is selecting robust, practical finishes that enhance infection control, facilitate easy cleaning and maintenance, and ensure long-term durability.
We partner with a range of specialist manufacturers and suppliers who provide materials and fabrics that not only help prevent the spread of infection but also offer a high-quality, non-institutional look for your home.
If you have ideas for a specific environment you’d like to create, we’re here to help bring them to life.
Dementia Care Environments
We have designed a variety of stimulating and meaningful environments for individuals with Dementia, including reminiscence spaces, activity kitchens, sun rooms, street scenes, and sensory rooms, each of which has proven to be highly beneficial in reassuring and engaging residents:
Familiar
As part of our refurbishment of this existing dementia home, we created a small, intimate pub space. The bar serves as a familiar, welcoming focal point that clearly communicates the room’s purpose, helping to reassure residents and enhance their sense of well-being. Spaces like this have led to improved relaxation and a reduction in wandering within the home.
Wayfinding
In our design for this new-build home, which included a floor dedicated to dementia residents, we incorporated furniture, decorative features, and visual cues in the corridors to help residents navigate and locate their rooms. This thoughtful approach is essential for promoting independence while ensuring a strong sense of safety and security.
Meaningful Activity
We frequently design accessible life-skills kitchens within dayrooms for both new-build and refurbishment projects. These kitchens serve as familiar focal points, offering meaningful activities and creating opportunities for interaction and conversation between residents and staff.
Stimulating
In the refurbishment of this dedicated dementia home, our brief was to bring the outside in and create engaging, stimulating environments that offer reminiscence opportunities. We connected a series of activity and interactive spaces with a ‘High Street’ style corridor, designed to encourage meaningful interactions between residents, staff, and families.
Explore more of our new-build and refurbishment projects focused on designing for dementia care.
By incorporating clear wayfinding, we enhance residents’ independence while promoting a greater sense of safety.
Why Choose Us
We are passionate about designing innovative and engaging environments that welcome and comfort residents, spark conversation, and enrich their daily experiences.
If you have ideas for your home and would like to work with an experienced team to bring them to life, get in touch with us for a no-obligation consultation.