Importance Of Environment Design In Dementia Care — Epoch Elder Care
Design is an essential element when catering to the elderly with dementia in a care home. The role of design in a dementia care environment is about creating something primarily for an audience who may or may not understand.
Still, it sure does play a crucial element in dementia care, as it improves the well-being of residents with dementia and enables care providers to create a conducive environment. says Abhishek Mohanty, Design & Marketing, Epoch Elder Care.
This blog elucidates four basic principles on which Epoch homes revolve. The overall design perspective is such that it provides and adds certainness, assurance of safety, and a home-like environment for the elderlies residing at Epoch homes.
These four concepts talked about in this blog are:
- Reducing Risk
- Neglecting Monotony,
- Reducing Obstruction of Vision
- Enhancing simulation
i.e., the process of bringing a feeling of homeliness by imitating the elderlies’ habitat.
This blog captures the daily learning of an evidence-based, experience-based approach towards design in an elderly home which is also considered a part of the whole personalized care process practiced at Epoch.
Learn more by indulging in this interestingly informative blog “Importance Of Environment Design In Dementia Care” by Abhishek Mohanty.
