All Outputs (5)

Laugh empowered PSCI evaluation and making: Playful objects for wellbeing, emotional regulation and engagement for dementia and post stroke cognitive impairment (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Designing folding interventions for positive moments (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

People living in the advanced stages of dementia are often confined to a bed or chair and spend many hours unoccupied. Hand-based activities that are ‘in the moment’ and provide stimulation have the potential to relieve agitation, reduce stress and p... Read More about Designing folding interventions for positive moments.

Open doors: Designing playful objects for dementia (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This design-based submission comprises a prototype design for a playful object for use in dementia care and the ‘Open Doors’documentary video that explains the underpinning research collaboration. LUMA is a hand-held playful object, designed for peop... Read More about Open doors: Designing playful objects for dementia.

The Lancaster care charter (2019)
Journal Article

Designing for playfulness through compassion: Design for advanced dementia (2019)
Journal Article