"All the corridors are the same” : a qualitative study of the orientation experiences and design preferences of UK older adults living in a communal retirement development
(2017)
Journal Article
O'Malley, M., Innes, A., Muir, S., & Wiener, J. (2018). "All the corridors are the same” : a qualitative study of the orientation experiences and design preferences of UK older adults living in a communal retirement development. Ageing and society, 38(9), 1791-1816. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X17000277
Environments need to be designed such that they support successful orientation for older adults and those with dementia who often experience marked difficulties in their orientation abilities. To better understand how environments can compensate for... Read More about "All the corridors are the same” : a qualitative study of the orientation experiences and design preferences of UK older adults living in a communal retirement development.