Good design for people living with dementia entails respecting their dignity, autonomy, independence, equality of opportunity and non-discrimination.
Alzheimer’s WA is a proud signatory to the Dignity Manifesto of Design for People Living with Dementia. This manifesto has been developed by leading experts in dementia enabling design with the goal of providing an internationally agreed consensus on the values and principles that guide the design of enabling environments for people living with dementia. By the 21st July 2021 it had been signed by 264 people from 35 countries.
Dignity Manifesto Goals
As designers, researchers, care deliverers, care receivers, and people living with dementia we have come to understand that good design for people living with dementia entails respecting their dignity, autonomy, independence, equality of opportunity, and non-discrimination.
Dignity Manifesto Values
In pursuit of these goals, we value projects and designs that:
Principles
These values are supported when design and planning of the built environment respond to the following evidence-based principles:
Alzheimer’s WA is a proud signatory to the Dignity Manifesto of Design for People Living with Dementia. This manifesto has been developed by leading experts in dementia enabling design with the goal of providing an internationally agreed consensus on the values and principles that guide the design of enabling environments for people living with dementia. By the 21st July 2021 it had been signed by 264 people from 35 countries.
Dignity Manifesto Goals
As designers, researchers, care deliverers, care receivers, and people living with dementia we have come to understand that good design for people living with dementia entails respecting their dignity, autonomy, independence, equality of opportunity, and non-discrimination.
Dignity Manifesto Values
In pursuit of these goals, we value projects and designs that:
- Consider the holistic wellbeing of the individual, community, and environment
- Are authentically co-designed with people living with dementia
- Enable people living with dementia to choose to remain in their communities and with their families
- Maximise intergenerational interactions
- Focus on the strengths and abilities of people living with dementia while compensating for functional changes
- Accentuate the freedom of people living with dementia to make choices
- Assist people living with dementia to maintain their culture
- Are informed by evidence and research
Principles
These values are supported when design and planning of the built environment respond to the following evidence-based principles:
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October 2021 revision
The Design Dignity Dementia Team: Richard Fleming, John Zeisel, Kirsty Bennett, Jan Golembiewski, Kate Swaffer, and Lynda Henderson.
www.designdignitydementia.com
The Design Dignity Dementia Team: Richard Fleming, John Zeisel, Kirsty Bennett, Jan Golembiewski, Kate Swaffer, and Lynda Henderson.
www.designdignitydementia.com
Dementia Education and Training
Flexible education solutions to improve dementia practice for aged care, health and community services staff.