Skip to main content

Dementia-friendly environments - Interior design

Dementia-friendly environments - Interior design

Guidance,
Last updated

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

This is not a Commission publication. Any views are those of the author. You are responsible for considering this in context, based on your circumstances and the Aged Care Act 2024 (Cth) requirements. See Terms of Use .