Dementia Friendly Hospital Care Design

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Dementia Friendly Recognition Programme

Alzheimer’s New Zealand New Zealand

Any business or organisation can get accredited as Dementia Friendly by working through Alzheimer’s New Zealand’s Dementia Friendly Recognition Programme

Dementia enabling environments: Hospital

Alzheimer’s WA (Au)

The Dementia Enabling Environment Virtual Information Centre provides practical tips, guides, and resources to help make environments more dementia-enabling, including an interactive ward with before-and-after examples of different areas, such as the bedroom, family lounge, ward reception, staff station, and public toilet.

Is Your Hospital Dementia Friendly? EHE Environment Assessment Tool

King’s Fund (UK)

To help as many health and care organisations as possible develop more supportive designs 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 is required to download

Assessment Tool.

The Dementia Service Development Centre, Stirling University, 2022 (UK)

The Environments for Ageing and Dementia Design Assessment Tool (EADDAT) is a valuable resource for influencers of the built environment, health and social care practitioners and individuals supporting a loved one with dementia. It can be used for existing, new-build and refurbishment projects across a range of settings

A Guide to Creating a Dementia-Friendly Ward.

Andrews J (2013) A Guide to Creating a Dementia-Friendly Ward. Nursing Times; 109: 8, 20–21.

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.