A design assessment tool for layout planning in residential care for dementia

Quirke, Martin; Ostwald, Michael J.; Fleming, Richard; Taylor, Mark; Williams, Anthony

doi:10.1080/00038628.2021.1984869

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“…To this end, the EASE, 68 described above, and a new version of the EAT called the EAT-PLAN 70 are specifically geared to be used during the design process.…”

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“…But there are differences in evaluating a design during its development versus a complete, built setting, and the field would benefit from more tools specifically designed to be used during design. To this end, the EASE, 68 described above, and a new version of the EAT called the EAT‐PLAN 70 are specifically geared to be used during the design process.…”

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Evaluation of environmental assessment tools for settings for individuals living with dementia

Calkins

Kaup

Abushousheh

2022

A&D Transl Res & Clin Interv

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Introduction The overarching goal of research on physical settings for individuals living with dementia is to identify associations between designed features within the built environment and outcomes of interest. Over the past three decades numerous environmental assessment tools have been developed in several countries, responding to a changing set of care industry values that increasingly prioritize a holistic, quality‐of‐life–driven person‐centered care (PCC) model over a biomedical approach to long‐term care (LTC) provision. This article reviews the diversity, constructs, strengths, and limitations of existing environmental assessment tools and identifies gaps for future tool development. Methods A systematic literature search was conducted using four databases (Medline, CINAHL, PsycInfo, and Avery Index) and terms related to health‐care environments and assessment tools. Results A total of 13 environmental assessment tools for people living with dementia within shared residential settings were identified. Evaluation of the environmental assessment tools includes a synthesis of published data for each tool's reliability, validity, ease of use, interpretability, strengths and weaknesses, as well as a comparison of various tool characteristics including date of development, country of origin, applicable care setting(s), number and variety of measures and underlying constructs, format, and descriptive versus evaluative content. Discussion While the shift to person‐centered values encompasses all aspects of care and care settings, the majority of person‐centered definitions exclude the important role of the designed, physical environment. However, this review of environmental assessment tools clearly demonstrates that newer tools are embracing the full array of PCC values. In the United States, this is shown in the shift from tools designed to assess segregated dementia care settings to tools that integrate the needs and preferences both of individuals living with and without dementia. Next‐generation tools need to specifically address the household model of design. Highlights The overarching goal of research on physical settings for individuals living with dementia is to identify associations between designed features within the built environment and outcomes of interest. A systematic literature search identified a total of 13 environmental assessment tools for people living with dementia within shared residential settings; these tools were then described and evaluated based on reliability, validity, ease of use, interpretability, strengths, and weaknesses. This review of environmental assessment tools clearly demonstrates that newer tools are embracing the full array of person‐centered care values.

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“…To this end, the EASE, 68 described above, and a new version of the EAT called the EAT-PLAN 70 are specifically geared to be used during the design process.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation of environmental assessment tools for settings for individuals living with dementia

Calkins

Kaup

Abushousheh

2022

A&D Transl Res & Clin Interv

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“…Although the EAT was developed primarily in Australia, it has been adapted by others for use in other countries and cultures, including Germany [78], Singapore [79], and Japan [80]. One version, Plan-EAT, was especially adapted for evaluating dementia design quality in building layout planning in residential aged care settings [81].…”

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Environmental Design for People Living with Dementia

Quirke,

Bennett,

Chau

et al. 2023

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The term ‘environmental design for dementia’ relates to both the process and outcomes of designing to support or improve cognitive accessibility in physical environments. Environmental design for dementia is evidenced as an effective nonpharmacological intervention for treatment of the symptoms of dementia and is associated with higher levels of independence and wellbeing for people living with a variety of age-related cognitive, physical, and sensory impairments. Evidence-based dementia design principles have been established as a means of supporting both the design and evaluation of environmental design for dementia.

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Healthy, family-friendly apartment kitchen design: a study of practice in Melbourne, Australia

Kreutz,

Sal Moslehian,

Bower

et al. 2024

J Hous and the Built Environ

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This study explored constraints and opportunities in apartment kitchen design for family home cooking and dining. An online audit of 115 two-bedroom apartments in three Melbourne suburbs of Australia was conducted, with images collected from the audit guiding photo-elicitation interviews on the kitchen designs, with architects from firms involved in apartment complex design. Affordance theory provided a conceptual lens to thematically analyse the design process and outcome in relation to architectural practice. Based on previously developed criteria, results from the audit revealed that only 18 (16%) had adequate kitchen design for families with children across five features assessed, with four themes emerging from interviews that identified constraints and facilitators to kitchen design practice: “Limited policy standards”; Architect assumptions align with market-led preferences”; “Built environment and apartment typology constraints”; and “Small scale design opportunities”. Findings provide unique insights into architects’ perspectives on apartment design, deepening understandings of how to support healthy family home food preparation and dining.

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A design assessment tool for layout planning in residential care for dementia

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Evaluation of environmental assessment tools for settings for individuals living with dementia

Evaluation of environmental assessment tools for settings for individuals living with dementia

Environmental Design for People Living with Dementia

Healthy, family-friendly apartment kitchen design: a study of practice in Melbourne, Australia

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