ROUND TABLE REVIEW: DESIGN FOR DEMENTIA NETWORK 2: CREATING SUPPORTIVE SPACES FOR DEMENTIA CARE 45 BUILDING
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Design for Dementia Network 2: Creating Supportive Spaces for Dementia Care
W
ith a fast-increasing population of UK people living with dementia (thought to be hitting one million by 2026), how can design and research be better integrated across
the construction sector, to best support them and people with other neurodiverse conditions? While there is a major push for ‘Ageing in Place’ at home, many people with these conditions will be in care facilities of some kind, and architects and clients are tasked with working as closely with providers and users as possible to achieve the appropriate facilities tailored to each user. A recent industry round table staged at Amtico International’s London Flooring Studio brought together leading specialists in the fi eld, sponsored by Amtico and Johnstone’s Trade Paints. This was the second meeting of what is hoped to become a new network including specialist designers and consultants, and the construction supply chain, to share and spread good practice in the design of inclusive care environments. This event was focused on design for people living with dementia, but the network has a broader inclusive design remit. Representatives from Amtico, as well as from co-sponsor Johnstone’s, sat at the table to add a practical industry focus to the discussion.
The round table built upon the recommendations of the initial meeting held at RIBA’s Headquarters in 2004, delving further into evidence-based design approaches can help people with dementia navigate new and refurbished care environments and have a better quality of life. The assembled experts provided a unique combination of wisdom, but also insight on the challenges, such as silo’ed thinking in certain areas of the care system holding up progress.
A Design for Inclusivity Network At the fi rst round table there was consensus about a need for an ongoing discussion network to share and grow best practice in this fi eld. This would not only be a “forum to share designs, ask
questions, and showcase work done,” but also a “central point where everybody can lean on each other and get advice and education.”
Specialist bodies such as the established Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) at the University of Stirling (represented once more at our second meeting) support the care and
ROUND TABLE ATTENDEES • James Parker (Chair), Managing Editor, • Architects’ Datafi le • Eef Hogervorst, Professor of Psychology, Loughborough University
• Dr Jane Mullins, Dementia Nurse Consultant & Trainer, DUETcare
• Dr Martin Quirke, University of Stirling (DSDC) • Gemma Bottomley, Associate, Watson Batty Architects • Emily Jeffers, Inclusion & Diversity Specialist, RIBA • Clare Cameron, Director of Architecture, PRP Architects
• Fiona Walsh, Principal, DDS Architects • Hayley Morris, NHS Estates & Facilities Division
SPONSORS’ ATTENDEES • Dan Bowman, London Commercial Team Leader, Amtico International
• Karen Quarterman-Crisford, Design Manager, Amtico International
• Donna Taylor, Colour Design Manager, Johnstone’s Trade Paints
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