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Devon which operates the Cottage and Lodge IT STARTS WITH GOOD DESIGN feel safe and loved Good demensia care starts with a homely environment which is casy to MAGICAL MOMENTSs understand and navigate. This helps Acurious thing happens when we livehi people to use spaces as independently in the moment. Confuslon drops away Rse Lode, as possible and we forget about the past and the communties for peopl ing with Dment 20 Good dementia design is sti future. This is where the magichappens evolvingand the Dementia Centre at -a moment of clarity, a moment of Stirling University does great work ereativity, a moment of pleasure, a in documenting best practice in moment of happiness, a moment of dementiadesign. Ourownexperiences meaning. We are all different and for Rose Lodge, 2 tsca Road, Exmouth, Devon EX8 2EZ 01395 227071 Blog & dementia info: CareQuality Outstanding Commission 2016 t PROMOTION Time to change the dementia stereotype? The word most commonly associated with dementia is sufferer yet some people with dementia are living meaningful lives. What's going on? THE DEMENTIA STEREOTYPE have confirmed the extraordinary sme o us this happens when we sing We haveallseen pictures like this inthe difference that good design makes to ina group, for others it's a walk by the media-anolder perso nstaringvacantly people's well.being despair,utterly lostina sea ofconfusion PEOPLE NEED PEOPLE and loneliness. The words "dementia Weare social animals and people with ut is simply knowing that we are not and "sufferer seem inseparable and dementianeed othersaround themwho alone but part of a loving community. we feelthat sufferingisthevery essence supportthem to remain as independent Creating such magical moments is the of dementia and active as possible and who help very essence of good dementia care And yet some people with dementia hem through their challenges. As are living falfilling lives with regula people progress through their dementia THE END OF SUFFERING? and deeply meaningful moments of sothe nature and frequency of support Who of us can honestly say we don't pleasure and happiness. Even just a changes. While part-time support suffer ? Suffering is as much part of few yearsago such a possibilityseemed may suffice in the early stage, aa some life as happiness. The truh is that we like heresy . Todayour understanding stage thisimolves the round the clock nnot abolish thesufferingthaislife . is very different from the dementia presence of others. Good social support We can however abolish the suffering stereotype that still prevails. seasy todefine but harderso achieve-that comes from inadequace care. And is simply where people with dementia inacivilised socicty we simply mast. for yourself. We'll putthe kettle o... Devon which operates the Cottage and Lodge IT STARTS WITH GOOD DESIGN feel safe and loved Good demensia care starts with a homely environment which is casy to MAGICAL MOMENTSs understand and navigate. This helps Acurious thing happens when we livehi people to use spaces as independently in the moment. Confuslon drops away Rse Lode, as possible and we forget about the past and the communties for peopl ing with Dment 20 Good dementia design is sti future. This is where the magichappens evolvingand the Dementia Centre at -a moment of clarity, a moment of Stirling University does great work ereativity, a moment of pleasure, a in documenting best practice in moment of happiness, a moment of dementiadesign. Ourownexperiences meaning. We are all different and for Rose Lodge, 2 tsca Road, Exmouth, Devon EX8 2EZ 01395 227071 Blog & dementia info: CareQuality Outstanding Commission 2016