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Kevin Charras1, Corinne Bébin2, Véronique Laulier3
1Living Lab, Fondation Médéric Alzheimer, Paris, France.
Dementia (London, England)
|October 27, 2018
Summary
Designing dementia-friendly outdoor spaces requires careful planning beyond architecture. Underestimated garden costs and effort lead to unusable spaces, highlighting the need for specialized approaches in nursing home design.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Environmental Psychology
- Architecture
Background:
- Nursing home design often prioritizes architecture over outdoor spaces.
- The cost and labor involved in creating functional gardens are frequently underestimated.
- This leads to inaccessible and poorly designed outdoor areas for residents.
Purpose of the Study:
- To address the need for dementia-friendly outdoor spaces.
- To describe a collaborative partnership between three French institutions.
- To develop diverse approaches for creating suitable outdoor environments for individuals with cognitive disabilities.
Main Methods:
- Formation of a partnership involving scientific, pedagogical, and practical expertise.
- Focus on the specific needs of people with cognitive disabilities.
- Development of three distinct but complementary approaches to outdoor space design.
Main Results:
- Identification of underestimated factors in garden conception and construction.
- Development of a multi-faceted strategy for creating dementia-friendly outdoor spaces.
- Establishment of a model for inter-institutional collaboration.
Conclusions:
- A holistic approach is necessary for effective nursing home garden design.
- Collaboration is key to meeting the needs of residents with cognitive impairments.
- The partnership successfully generated diverse strategies for dementia-friendly outdoor environments.
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