DesignSmart: The rating tool for environments that work for people with dementia has been developed by HammondCare's Dementia Centre to assist in the creation of built environments that empower and enable older people and people with dementia.
Extensive, new research has been undertaken by the authors to ensure that DesignSmart is an evidence-based rating tool that provides the user with the means to undertake a comprehensive self-assessment of the environment.
DesignSmart seeks to support architects, designers, service providers, managers and decision-makers to understand the important elements of good design and incorporate these into physical and social environments. Designed with the user in mind, the DesignSmart tool will aid prioritisation and structure in decisions and/or recommendations to executive and financial decision-makers.
It provides the framework and detail to ensure that all stakeholders in a design project have a shared understanding of common objectives and priorities.
Product details
- Format: Softcover print, spiral bound
- Publisher: HammondCare
- Publication year: 2015
- Authors: Colm Cunningham, Danielle McIntosh, Simon Thorne, Meredith Gresham
- Pages: 222
- Product Dimensions: 300 x 220 x 15 mm, 935 g