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Lighting
A dementia care setting needs special attention paying to the lighting
to address two particular factors; the ageing eye and diminished
perception.
There are many design features we can include in a care home to
help people with dementia engage better with their surroundings,
but their effectiveness will be diminished if the lighting isn't of a
sufficient level and appropriate type.
"Providing the right lighting will increase residents confidence, increase
activity levels, support the ability to perform tasks independently and
help them feel generally more comfortable in their surroundings."
Natural light is the best form of lighting course, but there are limitations
on how and where this can be brought into the home, and of course, it
isn't available 24 hours a day. But LED technology is the next best thing....
Technology moves faster than you think!
10 years ago it was realistically impossible to achieve appropriate levels
of lighting in a care home setting. The main problem was effectively heat!
The more light you wanted, the more heat you had to deal with, until the
advent of LED technology.
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