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| Hearing, sound and the acoustic environment for people with dementia | | Author(s) | Maria McManus, Clifford McClenaghan |
| Corporate Author | Dementia Services Development Centre - DSDC, University of Stirling |
| Publisher | Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling, Stirling, 2010 |
| Pages | 43 pp (Dementia design series) |
| Source | Dementia Services Development Centre, Iris Murdoch Building, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA. http://www.dementia.stir.ac.uk |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Hearing Impairment ; Noise ; Architectural design [housing [elderly]]. |
| Annotation | The quality of the acoustic environment is a vital component of good dementia-friendly design. People need to be able to hear well in order to make sense of it, and in order to function at the highest level possible. It is essential that adaptations which simplify and clarify the acoustic environment, and which reduce discomfort and auditory "clutter" are up in place. Good acoustics can actively contribute to ensuring that people with dementia can communicate and remain included within the community within which they live, whether a care home, supported housing scheme or hospital care. This book considers these issues, and is one of a series published by the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) to assist providers, architects, commissioners and managers to improve the design of buildings which are used by people with dementia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-161129003 B |
| Classmark | EA: BV: RAN: KE:YB3 |
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