PROJECTS


Intelligent design behind home expansion A


dementia care home in Nottingham is to be expanded. Church Farm at Skylarks, run


by Church Farm Care, will be extended at both ground-floor and first-floor levels to create 32 new bedrooms. Designed by Leonard Design


Architects, the project also includes the addition of five detached assisted living pods within the grounds and the renovation of a heated therapy pool. In addition, there will be new


communal spaces, with optional sliding partitions to break up rooms.


Based on the pioneering Hogeweyk dementia village in the Netherlands; smaller dayrooms and lounges will look more like family homes. And walkways with curved walls and edges will help to increase visibility, complemented by half-height walls. Architect, Becky Smith, said: “By


looking at the Dutch approach to care home design, specifically visiting first-hand the pioneering Hogeweyk ‘dementia village’ in the Netherlands; it’s clear there are real health benefits to intelligent design.


“It’s exciting that Nottingham may soon have an innovative and forward- thinking care home to give a different option to local people with dementia.” Patrick Atkinson, owner of Skylarks, added: “Combining international inspiration from Hogeweyk with Becky’s home-grown talent and experience of dementia care home design has resulted in an exciting scheme that will have a positive impact on all our residents.”


www.leonard.design Bringing a bit of magic to dementia care V


iewpoint has become the latest care provider to install the Tovertafel ‘magic table’ in its dementia facilities. The interactive light projector has been specially


designed to meet the needs of those with dementia by enticing them to get moving and have fun together. And it has now been installed in all four of Viewpoint’s dementia care homes. Lyn Jardine, head of innovation and development, said:


“Technology is probably the last thing you think of when you think of care homes, but this is proof that digital disruption is everywhere, even in the care sector. “Tovertafel is about light, movement and vibrant colours, all of which are proven to have a positive effect at engaging those with dementia. This, combined with the ability to play games, helps to encourage communication and contributes to health and quality of life.”


www.shift8.co.uk www.viewpoint.org.uk


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