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It begins with lighting - there's a complete section below, and more on the
website about lighting and its benefits so suffice to say here that, if people
are going to find their way around, they need to be able to see where
they're going!

Merkily lit corridors are perceived as a great challenge when you have
poor eye sight and still more so if you have cognitive challenges too.
Poor lighting is inexcusable when amazing lighting products are now so
cost-effective and readily available. We import a range of highly effective
LED lighting which is available to purchase from our Webstore.

Once the lighting is right, the decor needs to be full of visual cues, offering
appropriate levels of contrast between walls, doors, skirtings and door
frames. Colour schemes should differ sympathetically from one area to the
next and be accompanied by era-specific, themed images to add mean-
ingful and attractive differentiation, reminiscence prompts, and orienatat-
ing landmarks that create interest and variety in these area's.

A really worthwhile addition to the environment is a Points of Interest or
Destination Point.
Creating feature area's in communal spaces is an excellent way to add
interactive elements which also works as effective landmarks or points of
reference.

The above are just a few basic idea's which will work in any home yet but
just aren’t used as much as they should be. With our expertise, colour
schemes that support better Orientation can be followed right through the
interior design scheme making it attractive and effectively functional too.

Orientation

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