06/03/2026
Dementia-friendly decor. A great amount of evidence is now emerging to support those who are living with dementia. We are constantly trying to encompass these principles within our care home, e.g. using warm paint colours in rooms (reds, yellows, oranges, lime), camouflaging areas/doors that you'd prefer people not to access / use, and using vivid colors to highlight things, e.g., deep-coloured table coverings to contrast crockery and cutlery. The use of red items, e.g., cups, mobility frames, grab rails, etc., to promote their use. Plain, consistent flooring can also facilitate mobility. Patterned items can be problematic on floors and surfaces as individuals often see them as something that needs to be picked up and black flooring often appears to them as a hole in the floor. Many of the principles we are adopting at Crosshill Nursing Home can also be used in individuals' own homes and in the community too. It is certainly worth adopting these environmental principles as it has been found to reduce anxiety, behaviours that challange and slip trips and falls.
