Dementia Australia has launched a free interactive video guide, The Dementia-Friendly Home, to support people with dementia to live independently in their home.
Two in three people with dementia live in the community1, so supporting and enabling them to make their home environments as safe, engaging and accessible as possible is vital.
The interactive video guide offers practical tips to make homes more dementia-friendly, enabling people living with dementia to stay in a familiar environment and continue their regular lifestyle activities for longer.
Dementia Australia CEO Professor Tanya Buchanan said the video guide would support people living with dementia, their families and carers to remain independent for as long as possible.
"For the more than 433,300 Australians living with dementia, everyday activities can get harder," Professor Buchanan said.
"This guide can help, with practical tips such as clearing walkways or using contrasting colours when setting the table.
"The Dementia-Friendly Home supports independence, dignity and safety for people living with dementia, their families and carers."
Dementia Australia Advocate Joe Coppi cares for his wife Joyce, who is living with dementia, and found that making small, dementia-friendly changes in their home had made a real difference.
"Making our home as safe and comfortable as possible was important after Joyce received a dementia diagnosis," Mr Coppi said.
"We now have labels on cupboards and a motion-activated light that turns on when Joyce gets up from the bed at nighttime."
