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Developing a dementia-friendly Christchurch
— perspectives of people with dementia | | Author(s) | Karen Smith |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 35, no 3, September 2016 |
| Publisher | Wiley, September 2016 |
| Pages | pp 188-192 |
| Source | wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Earthquakes ; Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Living in the community ; Social inclusion ; Architectural design ; Urban renewal ; New Zealand. |
| Annotation | Christchurch, New Zealand has a unique potential to rebuild as a dementia-friendly city in the wake of the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. The present study gathered insights from people with dementia about what would make it possible for them to live better in that city. 26 older people living with dementia were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Interviews were transcribed for thematic analysis. Participants talked about the importance of being connected and engaged; of accommodation from service providers and others in the community and raising awareness of dementia, and attributes of the physical environment requiring consideration in the rebuild. The themes that emerged about what people with dementia themselves seek from dementia-friendly communities reinforce previous research, but with an overlay of the difficulties of living in an earthquake-damaged city. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170120265 A |
| Classmark | EA: RG5: RH: K4: RNA: YB3: RRJ: 7YN |
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