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Environmental Design and SMART Technology for Supporting People Living with Dementia and Sensory Changes

Clive Thomas Orcid Logo, Kimberley Littlemore, Andrea Tales Orcid Logo, Rowan Brown Orcid Logo

A New Approach to Dementia: Examining Sensory and Perceptual Impairment

Swansea University Authors: Clive Thomas Orcid Logo, Andrea Tales Orcid Logo, Rowan Brown Orcid Logo

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This chapter starts off with an overview of the detrimental impact sensory dysfunction can have on people living with dementia. This is followed by how this affects a person’s everyday life and how they interaction with their environments. The following sections provide in-depth analysis and solutio...

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Published in: A New Approach to Dementia: Examining Sensory and Perceptual Impairment
ISBN: 9781003464136
Published: London Routledge 2025
Online Access: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003464136-10/environmental-design-smart-technology-supporting-people-living-dementia-sensory-changes-clive-thomas-kimberley-littlemore-andrea-tales-rowan-brown?context=ubx&refId=e2fed244-92c1-401f-9e15-c58574b19835
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description This chapter starts off with an overview of the detrimental impact sensory dysfunction can have on people living with dementia. This is followed by how this affects a person’s everyday life and how they interaction with their environments. The following sections provide in-depth analysis and solutions related to the design of supportive and appropriate environments and 'SMART' technologies for people living with dementia (home and outdoors/public spaces). This is followed by sections on challenges in this area and potential solutions. The importance of co-production is emphasised and better ways of ensuring technology adoption and 'fitness for purpose' are then discussed (e.g. testing, evaluation and implementation).
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