Easy steps to a dementia-friendly home

A Dementia-Friendly Home

Dementia impacts your ability to make sense of the world around you, leading to confusion and anxiety. So living somewhere you

is can navigate and use safely and enjoyably not only helpful, it can also lessen symptoms. ‘Symptoms such as repetitive questioning

calming can often be reduced with the right

nurse environment,’ says specialist dementia

‘When Dave Bell from charity Dementia UK.

agitation, you start to feel insecure, it increases

effects affects confidence and has knock-on

mood such as isolation, loneliness and low or depression.’

Getting help

and

There are many stages to dementia, everyone’s an individual with different

dislikes, responses and capabilities. likes,

Depending on the stage of the disease, different advice will suit different people.

much ‘Involve the person with dementia as

overwhelming them with as possible without

dementia often choice,’ says Dave. ‘People with

the the ability to choose and understand lose

something impact choices may have. If you try and it causes stress, don’t do it.’

Contact Dementia UK’s dedicated hotline

dementiauk.org. on 0800 888 6678, or visit