新西兰约有83,000人患痴呆症，这一数字预计到2050年将接近翻倍1。目前大多数患者仍在自己家中生活1。为改善这一现状，奥克兰大学共创老龄化研究中心与阿尔茨海默病新西兰等机构合作开展了专项研究1。
研究表明，通过简单的环境设计调整可以显著增强痴呆症患者的居家安全性1。具体建议包括：使用一致的地板颜色并避免图案造成的深度错觉、通过颜色对比使水龙头和开关更易识别、清除膝盖以下高度的物品以防跌倒1。此外，研究发现传统旋钮控制比现代触屏更易被痴呆症患者理解1。
该项目已推出实用指导课程，并在设计理念中纳入毛利人框架，融入精神性、关系、理解和护理关怀等原则1。这些工作旨在使新西兰住宅更加痴呆症友好。
Approximately 83,000 New Zealanders currently live with dementia, with projections suggesting this figure could nearly double by 2050.1 Most of these individuals continue to reside in their own homes, yet the living environments are often not adapted to support their needs.
Research from the University of Auckland's Co-Creating Ageing Research Centre, conducted in collaboration with Alzheimer's New Zealand, has identified practical design modifications that can significantly improve safety and independence for dementia patients at home.1 The research recommends several straightforward changes: maintaining consistent floor colors to avoid depth perception illusions caused by patterns, using color contrast to make taps and switches more distinguishable, and removing objects at knee height to prevent falls.1 Additionally, traditional rotary controls are easier for dementia patients to understand than modern touchscreen interfaces.1
The guidance incorporates a Maori framework encompassing principles of spirituality, relationships, understanding, and caring.1 These practical resources aim to make New Zealand residences more dementia-friendly and support both patients and their caregivers in creating safer, more accessible living spaces.
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