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🏠Tips on creating a dementia-friendly home🪴
A well-designed home is essential for improving the quality of life for persons with dementia. They may experience challenges such as memory loss, confusion and have poor visual-spatial skills that will affect their daily activities. These result in their disorientation in familiar environments, increasing fall risks and reducing their ability to carry out daily activities.
SPD’s senior occupational therapist Selvaraj Babu sheds light on common challenges faced by persons with dementia at home, and some tips on creating a dementia-friendly home.
For the full article, visit
www.spd.org.sg/creating-a-dementia-friendly-home
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