Dementia Design Tools: for Home, Retirement Communities, and Care Environments

Episode S3E1:

If you’re looking for clear and concise answers to the challenges of dementia design for your home, retirement, or care environments, you’ll find this podcast episode an informational gold mine. Join Lori and her guest, Dr. Jungie Huang, for an in-depth review of the University of Stirling’s Environments for Ageing and Dementia Design Assessment Tool (EADDAT). This episode is essential listening for anyone living with, designing for, or working with people with dementia.

Guest: Dr. Junjie Huang, University of Stirling, Scotland
EADDAT Environmental Toolkit
The EADDAT Assessment Tool
Emerald Insight: Systematic Review Of Design for Dementia
Innovation Spotlight: Sentida SC Low Profiling Bed with MobiStick 2

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About Dr Junjie Huang

Dr. Junjie Huang is Senior Design Consultant to the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) at University of Stirling in Scotland. Prior to this post he was part of the School of Architecture, University of Sheffield, UK, where he held the post as Research Associate. He is an affiliate member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, a member of the Aging and Society Research Network, a member of the International Association of People-Environment Studies and a member of the Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood.

In his post at the University of Sheffield Junjie was a member of the Optimising Care Delivery Models to Support Ageing In Place (ODESSA): towards autonomy, affordability, and financial sustainability) project. Alongside his role he was the China Cooperation Project Manager and contributed to a wide range of business development and collaboration activities.