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The physical design of the home as a caregiving support — an environment for persons with dementia
Author(s)	Richard V Olsen, Lynn Hutchings, Ezra Ehrenkrantz
Journal title	Care Management Journals, vol 1, no 2, Spring 1999
Pages	pp 125-131
Keywords	Dementia ; Informal care ; Architectural design [housing [elderly]] ; Adaption ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	There are some 4 million Americans with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia, most of whom are treated at home for a significant, if not the entire, course of the disease. This study analyses the relationship between home-based dementia care and its environmental context as seen through the eyes of family caregivers. The study considers the following key issues: behavioural problems confronted by caregivers in their homes and the strategies used to solve them; how the needs of the caregiver and the care recipient changes over time as the dementia progresses; environmental obstacles and the home modifications implemented to address them; and the overall impact of the physical setting of the home on caregiving as the main focus. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-000121219 A
Classmark	EA: P6: KE:YB3: 5SA: 3F: 7T
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