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Dementia friendly hospital design

 

Dementia Friendly Recognition Programme
Author:
Alzheimer's New Zealand (NZ)
Description:
Any business or organisation can get accredited as Dementia Friendly by working through Alzheimer's New Zealand's Dementia Friendly Recognition Programme
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Dementia enabling environments: Hospital
Author:
Alzheimer's WA (Au)
Description:
The Dementia Enabling Environment Virtual Information Centre provides practical tips, guides and resources to help make the environments more dementia enabling, including an interactive ward with before and after examples of different areas including the bedroom, family lounge, ward reception, staff station, and public toilet. 
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Is your hospital dementia friendly? EHE Environment Assessment tool
Author:
Kings Fund, 2014 (UK)
Description:
In order to help as many health and care organisations as possible to develop more supportive design for people with dementia, the King’s Fund has developed a suite of dementia friendly assessment tools for use in care settings. This resource provides a tool to assess the general hospital environment. Registration required to download
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Is your ward dementia friendly? EHE Environment Assessment tool
Author:
Kings Fund, 2014 (UK)
Description:
The King’s Fund has developed a suite of dementia friendly assessment tools for use in care settings. This resource provides a tool to assess a ward environment. Registration required to download.
Link
Virtual Hospital
Author:
The Dementia Centre, Stirling University, 2016 (UK)
Description:
The Virtual Hospital, developed by the Dementia Services Development Centre, aims to show good design can help to make an acute hospital setting dementia-friendly. The layouts of fifteen areas are modelled, with information revealed interactively on how the features can make a difference for people with dementia.
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A guide to creating a dementia-friendly ward
Author:
Andrews J (2013) A guide to creating a dementia-friendly ward. Nursing Times; 109: 8, 20-21.
Description:
A short article with a succinct list of simple adaptations to the ward environment that can improve the quality of care that people living with dementia receive. 
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