Closer to Nature – Interactive Installation Design for Elderly with Dementia

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See the innovative approach Carlijn Valk, a Dutch Industrial Designer working on her Ph.D. has used to bring nature closer to elderly patients with dementia and how it has helped them feel positive and think back about their past experiences.

The work was featured in the Dutch Design Week 2015 and has been presented during the 3rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health in Porto, Portugal and published in the Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health – Volume 1: ICT4AWE,

A wonderful installation, built and tested in three homes in the Netherlands.

Read all about it HERE

Newest links to the brain

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Poor brain function can cause dementia, the study in the link for today links sleep, both too much and too little, and education with brain function and the risk for dementia. A good read!

Read all about it HERE