environmental design

A salutogenic approach to dementia design

04 Apr 2019

DTA’s Kirsty Bennett talks about how the new Aged Care Quality Standards can facilitate better design for dementia.

a dementia friendly garden with a bench seat with two older people sitting on it

New standards call for dementia-friendly design

28 Nov 2018

The design of a building can change the way we engage and interact, move around, and even our mood.

Dementia Friendly Building and Environment Design

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.

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.

Every three seconds, Dementia documentary features DTA

A home for all ages

12 Dec 2017

Construction has started on a house set to change how older people live, underpinned by a set of design principles developed by DTA Executive Director, Professor Richard Fleming.

Salutogenesis: shifting the focus of care to wellness

27 Sep 2017

The ‘salutogenic approach’ has enormous relevance in aged care, particularly in the care of people with dementia.

Dementia Friendly Communities

31 Jul 2016

Dementia Friendly Communities showcases examples of dementia-friendly initiatives around the world

dementi friendly communities japan run tomo

Articles tagged with: environmental design

A salutogenic approach to dementia design

New standards call for dementia-friendly design

Desert Rose House to bloom in Dubai

DTA case study profiled at ADI conference in Chicago

A home for all ages

Salutogenesis: shifting the focus of care to wellness

Dementia Friendly Communities

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