Healthcare

Promoting well-being within a community for Dementia patients

How might we provide a healthy, comfortable and positive space for dementia residents, using low-cost and easily implementable solutions?

The Challenge

To develop low-cost and easy implementable solutions for Menno Place Dementia that increase happiness and well-being

A dementia patient’s environment can make a critical impact on general happiness and quality of life, however, these solutions can sometimes be expensive. Menno Place, a residential care facility, and the Health Design Lab at Emily Carr University of Art & Design collaborated to study how to provide a healthy, comfortable and positive space for Menno Place’s residents, using low-cost and easily implementable solutions.

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The Approach

The research centred around both staff and families, and used co-creation to build perspective for improvements to the facility.

Through in-depth interviews, observational studies and co-creation activities we conducted this research with staff and families to better understand the ways that Menno Place could promote well-being and feel more like home.

The Result

With low-cost and easy implementable solutions in mind we designed and proposed 10 short-term and long-term solutions that would provide a more comfortable and inviting space for Menno Place’s residents and staff.

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