Articles tagged with: dementia friendly

Getting the temperature just right

17 Aug 2018
New research on the impact of temperature on people living with dementia, supervised by DTA Executive Director Richard Fleming and published in the Conversation.
lady with dementia walking with frame adjust temperature settings

Desert Rose House to bloom in Dubai

17 Aug 2018
Official opening of Australia’s first dementia-friendly, net-zero energy house, based on Dementia Training Australia design principles.
Desert Rose House, UOW

DTA case study profiled at ADI conference in Chicago

31 Jul 2018
A case study on Dementia Training Australia’s work with Scalabrini Village is profiled in the program Every Three Seconds, launched at the Alzheimer’s Disease International conference in Chicago on Saturday.
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The Virtual Forest

02 Feb 2017
The Virtual Forest™ is a screen-projected game for people living with dementia. The virtual environment is designed to be calming and relaxing.
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Our Hearts Are Bigger

01 Feb 2017
A short film produced by filmmaker Andrew Ferguson as part of Celebrate Ageing’ s Letters of Love and Dementia Campaign
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The Dementia-Friendly Home App

19 Jun 2016
An app that recommends practical changes carers can make in the home to assist the person living with dementia.
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Design For An Ageing Population

01 Jun 2016
A compilation of knowledge from architects, other built environment professionals and researchers about design for older people, including people with dementia.
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