A master thesis from Aalborg University
When life outlive memories: - Designing a dementia friendly nursing home
[When life outlives memories: - Designing a dementia friendly nursing home]
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2017
Submitted on
2017-05-17
Pages
164 pages
Abstract
The objective of this master thesis is to develop a modern dementia friendly nursing home and day care centre. The need for dementia specialised facilities is an increasing problematic as the illness is getting more and more widespread. In Denmark it is estimated that the current population with a dementia disorder is 84,000 and is expected to be nearly doubled by 2040. Today one in five of all people residing in a nursing home in Denmark is diagnosed with dementia, but only one in seven of the accommodations in the nursing homes have taken dementia into account in its design. To be able to design a dementia friendly nursing home, the project is based on an extensive programme consisting of analyses of the illness, the people who gets it, existing nursing homes and day care centres as well as the context of the project site. The programme opens up the discussion on how dementia friendly design should be executed as there are multiple contradictory analyses on the matter. The final suggestion for the new Dementia and Brain Centre Aarhus (DBC Aarhus) is based on three housing blocks each with a circular layout surrounding a central sheltered courtyard. The day care centre, the central element in the DBC Aarhus, is designed to house numerous different functions such as cultural activities, educational facilities and short term housing for the benefit of the residents as well as visitors. The entire complex is designed to be as stress free, easy to navigate and with a good indoor climate.
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