The implications of a new paradigm of care on the built environment. The Humanitas© Deventer model: Innovative practice

Landi, Davide; Smith, Grahame

Abstract

© The Author(s) 2019. As people live longer, rates of long-term conditions such as dementia are increasing and healthcare costs are exponentially increasing. Dementia services recognise there is a need for change; this paper provides an example of how people interacting within an architectural-led care system can positively influence this need for change. The adopted method within this paper is the ‘thinking, making and living’ approach underpinned by a one-time post-occupancy evaluation. The architectural-led care system, the Humanitas© Deventer in the Netherlands, is a good example of a new paradigm of care built on sustainable collaboration, which positively contributes to the well-being of the recipients of care – people with dementia.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 25, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Apr 24, 2019
• Publication Date: 2019-02
• Deposit Date: Mar 8, 2020
• Journal: Dementia
• Print ISSN: 1471-3012
• Electronic ISSN: 1741-2684
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301219845480
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5628055
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1471301219845480
• Related Public URLs: http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/10610/