Environmental Design: a national programme providing environmental design education and specialist advice for aged and healthcare services.

This project has the goal of improving the lives of people with dementia and their carers by providing residential and healthcare managers, planners, architects and designers with the skills and awareness necessary to create dementia-friendly environments that maximise independence and reduce anxiety in people with dementia while assisting carers to perform their role.

The Environmental Design Kit zip file contains the following pdf files;

1. Principles and evidence: healthcare: A review of the literature and evidence behind the key principles of design.
2. The Environmental Audit Tool Handbook: Purpose of this handbook is to assist users of the Environmental Audit Tool (EAT) to systematically review and create better environments for people living with dementia.
3. The Environmental Audit Tool: Purpose of this tool is to provide a systematic review to assist in creating better environments for people living with dementia.

The following Environmental Design Resources are also available;

Designing for People with Dementia – Healthcare/Acute flyer
Our team of environmental design experts, is now providing on-site education, assessment and advice to aged and health care managers and architects who are in the process of planning new, or refurbished acute, sub acute and transitional care facilities for people with dementia.
To download click here  (0.9 Mg pdf file)

Designing for People with Dementia – Residential Aged Care flyer
Our team of environmental design experts, is now providing on-site education, assessment and advice to aged and health care managers and architects who are in the process of planning new, or refurbished facilities for people with dementia.
To download click here  (1.5 Mg pdf file)