What is it like to be a sole carer for someone diagnosed with dementia?  This month, Third Age Design breaks away from our usual format for a special edition, in which a full-time, at-home carer in the United States reflects on her altered life and relationship, with additional comments from Clinics Admiral Nurse, Sheridan Coker, in the United Kingdom. This issue knows no national boundaries. If you work in a residential care environment, or design these facilities join us for insight into some of the challenges which can lead to people seeking residential care for their loved ones.  We’ll also be sharing some home safety ideas for the home. All podcast episodes, along with links to resources mentioned in those episodes, are available on the podcast page at ThirdAge.Design Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/third-age-design/message

An expert in accessibility and inclusive design, our guest this month is Ed Warner, Founder of Motionspot in the United Kingdom, where he also serves as Sector Champion for the design of spaces and products for the UK government. We focus on the trickiest design challenge for the Third Age, and an area in which seldom gets the aesthetic attention it deserves….bathrooms! Guest: Ed Warner Motionspot Inclusive Design Principles - downloads, including posters of inclusive design principles e-architect: Designing bathrooms for the elderly and handicapped HSA: Measuring Slip Resistance Innovation Spotlight: ROVR Systems. Guest Charles King, COO, on ROVR's Virtual Reality, omni-directional treadmill For links to the resources named in this and past episodes, head over to our podcast page at ThirdAge.Design. While you're there, be sure to hit the Join Us! button to become part of our community and benefit from sharing essential information on senior environments! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/third-age-design/message

Our guest this month is an internationally renowned authority on healthcare and has advised governments in six different countries. Professor Sir Muir Gray says that the ageing process by itself does not cause major health problems until after age of ninety. Join us for a discussion on our expectations of ageing, and how design can assist in keeping us healthy if we better understand the true requirements of ageing. It’s not what you think! Guest: Sir Muir Gray Sir Muir Gray video on the Organistion 'Move It or Lose It' Move It or Lose It website Journal of the American Medical Association- ‘A Prescription for Longevity in the 21st Century’ The Live Longer Better programme A selection of books by Sir Muir Gray Background information regarding the EXi Personalised Exercise Prescription Online course for Living Longer Better with Sir Muir Gray Innovation Spotlight: CogniDx. Special guest Dr. Bushra Saddiqi, CEO, Health Informatician & Clinical Data Analyst For links to the resources named in this and past episodes, head over to our podcast page at ThirdAge.Design. While you're there, be sure to hit the Join Us! button to become part of our community and benefit from sharing essential information on senior environments! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/third-age-design/message

In her doctoral thesis, Dr. Anne Fleming explores international research in order to develop an ideology of a "homelike place to live." What does and what does not indicate a sense of meaning in the environments of older people? Whether your interest is in retirement communities, care or dementia, you'll hear an international overview of the available research into this timeless topic. For links to the resources named in this and past episodes, head over to our podcast page at ThirdAge.Design.  While you're there, be sure to hit the Join Us! button to become part of our community and benefit from sharing essential information on senior environments! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/third-age-design/message

What is "emotional intelligence," and how does it differ from "person-centred care?" What is its potential impact on the design of care facilities and their interiors? In this episode, we hear from internationally renowned dementia care expert, author, film maker and motivational speaker, Dr. David Sheard, the UK’s first professor of Emotional Intelligence in Care. An internationally respected author, film maker and motivational speaker, David Sheard has won multiple international awards for his work on establishing a revolutionary model of dementia care. His person-centred ethos has challenged accepted modes of care and brought about positive change around the world.  For links to the resources named in this and past episodes, head over to our podcast page at ThirdAge.Design.  While you're there, be sure to hit the Join Us! button to become part of our community and benefit from sharing essential information on senior environments! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/third-age-design/message

The United States has 4.2% of the world’s population but 10% of worldwide dementia cases. This month we speak with experts at the Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation in Florida, a state where nearly one-third of the population are elderly and where award-winning support solutions have been developed to allow people to continue to live in their own home. Hat's Off Feature: Retirement Village for Healthy Living at The Villages of Imperial Pointe Innovation Spotlight: Optimal Aging Programme, Sir Muir Gray Please visit us at the ThirdAge.Design website for links to the other resources in this podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/third-age-design/message

The UK’s Richmond Villages Willaston project won Best Care Design in the 2021 Leaders In Care Awards. In this episode you’ll hear why this innovative project was based on a model first pioneered in the Netherlands and where and why they shifted the parameters into very small group living in the United Kingdom. A compelling session with the Managing Director of Richmond Villages, Philippa Fieldhouse. Visit the podcast page at the ThirdAge.Design website for links and other resources for the subjects covered in this show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/third-age-design/message

What are the trends for dementia care and support for care for an aging population? This month Third Age Design is recorded live from the floor of the Care Show 2021 in Birmingham, England, where we've been discussing issues including the impact of environment on staffing, care integration into the community and significant technological innovations in dementia support. Visit the podcast episode at the ThirdAge.Design website for links and other resources for the subjects covered in this show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/third-age-design/message

Have you ever met someone who doesn’t age? London, England’s Royal College of Art, in conjunction with government sponsored Research England, are helping to take products and design ideas to market which will help us all. Get a preview of some of these projects as well as ways in which you can get involved in this stimulating half-hour. Visit the podcast episode at the ThirdAge.Design website for links and other resources for the subjects covered in this show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/third-age-design/message

Did you know that new build projects and refurbishments are quite different in: methodology, risk, procedure and outcome? Listen to expert Paul Fennell, Managing Director at Fed3 Refurbishments, compare both project types and advise on the coordination you’ll need to produce an outstanding refurbishment. Visit the podcast episode at the ThirdAge.Design website for links and other resources for the subjects covered in this show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/third-age-design/message