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Dementia-friendly environments - Interior design

Dementia-friendly environments - Interior design

Guidance,
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This resource provides guidance on interior design elements that create a familiar, practical, and dementia-friendly environment. It includes strategies for lighting, colour, furniture, and surfaces to enhance safety, wayfinding, and comfort in care settings.

This resource was developed by a state/territory government or organisation and therefore its applicability and usefulness may be limited.

Author
External resource
Standard
4: The Environment
5: Clinical Care
Outcomes
4.1b: Environment – services delivered other than in the individual’s home
5.6 Cognitive impairment  
Dementia-friendly environments - Interior design