Australian and Emirati students are building a sustainable and dementia-friendly home that adapts to occupants’ needs as they age. Taking its name from a flower that flourishes in challenging environments, the Desert Rose house will be built with smart technology ...

After food, lighting is the most important environmental input for supporting physical wellbeing, the author of a new book on the subject says. David McNair, a chartered lighting engineer from the UK, says lighting needs to be well designed, thoughtful ...

Creating a built environment that accommodates people with dementia is one of the greatest challenges faced today by the building and design industries. Dementia has become a major health priority, with the number of people living with dementia in Australia ...

Take small steps to embed dementia-friendly principles into council functions, find dementia-friendly champions and consult with members of the community with dementia and their families and carers. These are just some of the tips from Alzheimer’s Australia Vic’s new toolkit ...

The City of Sydney has announced a $1.5 million grant to support construction of a residential aged-care facility for older people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The grant was awarded to not-for-profit group HammondCare to assist in ...

Catholic Healthcare has commenced construction of a new aged-care facility at McQuoin Park in Waitara, in the northern suburbs of Sydney. The sod-turning ceremony was attended by the local mayor and the federal MP, who is seeking re-election. The new ...

An Australian aged-care provider will be scoping out the benefits of sensor flooring. Benetas will install the technology, which originated from Aalto University, in Espoo, Finland, beneath the regular flooring at the provider’s new St Paul’s Terrace Aged Care Apartments aged-care ...

A dementia-friendly garden has opened to residents at the IRT Sarah Claydon Care Centre. The space, dubbed The Laughter Garden, resembles an Australian backyard and streetscape and aims to provide a familiar environment for residents with dementia to enjoy. IRT ...