This proposed model brief is intended to improve the care of people living with\ud
dementia within a specialist Dementia Household, which can function in association\ud
with a Residential Care Centre. As with the Residential Care Centres (RCCs), the\ud
person centred approach is very important for the Dementia Specific Household. This\ud
will be done by the creation of a dementia-friendly 10 bed household which is\ud
domestic in setting and appropriate scale. A dementia-friendly environment allows\ud
residents living with dementia to remain independent far longer than an unfriendly\ud
institutional environment. Dementia-friendly designs accommodate both the sensory\ud
changes associated with normal ageing and the cognitive changes associated\ud
dementia