Martoo Planning Report

                                                                                      proposal report




Key design elements required for the dementia unit derived from the above philosophy include:

   •     Small sized buildings that cater for limited number of residents. Groupings of 8 to 12
         residents detailed as being ideal.

   •     Familiar building style of a domestic scale. Rooms and surrounds furnished similar to an
         average home.

   •     Scope for ordinary activities in a social environment such as small dining or lounge areas.

   •     Unobtrusive safety features

   •     Safe external spaces that are easily accessible, interesting, inconspicuously secure, able to
         be monitored by staff and large enough to support lengthy outdoor periods.

   •     Good signage

   •     Control of stimuli especially noise

   •     Single level for access and mobility and servicing

   •     Minimal change to grades that enable residents to move about freely and that are designed
         to facilitate easy return to indoors.




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