Design and Technology Suite
The Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) has been at the forefront of dementia-friendly design, and the launch of the new design and technology suite at the Iris Murdoch Building in March 2008 ensures that this will remain the case. The suite contains a number of rooms set out to enable the visitor living room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom designed especially to support the everyday living needs of older people and people with dementia. Visitors to the suite can try out the specially adapted equipment. An audio tour guide means that they can explore the rooms at their own pace, learning about each aspect of the design in detail.
Good design for people with dementia often means making small changes that improve the safety and comfort of everyday surroundings. A new pack from DSDC contains revised reprints of Designing Gardens for People with Dementia and Designing Interiors for People with Dementia and two new booklets on Designing Lighting for People with Dementia and a Dementia Design Checklist.
Best Practice in Design for People with Dementia (pack of four publications) £35 from www.dementia.stir.ac.uk or 01786 467740
