There will be a delay in supplying University of Stirling Dementia Centre titles at the moment as the building where the books are stored / despatched from is locked-down now. We will send as soon as we are able.

This book is one of a series published by the Dementia Services Development Centre to raise awareness of dementia design issues and improve the design of buildings used by people with dementia. It explains why environmental design is so important for people with dementia and goes on to describe the design features that follow from this. It describes modifications that are recommended within individual houses and flats, along with those that are helpful in communal internal spaces within specialist care housing units. There is also a section on designing outside spaces. Most of the recommendations do not involve additional cost - just a little forethought during the planning, refurbishment or redevelopment of accommodation. The guidance is relevant to anyone working the the field of housing, especially those with tenants aged over 65. However, since there are a significant minority of younger people with dementia, the recommendations will benefit this group too. This publication has been made possible through support from the Joint Improvement Team as part of a wider project on housing and dementia which includes CIH Scotland. This book is available for free within Scotland and as a free download, please contact Dementia Services Development Centre on dementia@stir.ac.uk for more information. Please note that the language used in DSDC publications is correct at the time of print; recommendations for dementia friendly language is updated on a regular basis and therefore from time to time some language in DSDC publications may be out of date. If you would like to read more about dementia friendly language, you can read the DSDC blog at dementia.stir.ac.uk called "If you don't have anything nice to say".