With old age comes an abundance of curveballs that we are never able to anticipate. Sometimes these surprises catch us off guard, such as dementia.
For those of us unfamiliar with dementia, it is a chronic mental illness caused by brain disease or injury commonly associated with older individuals. The disorder is marked by memory disorders, personality changes and sometimes even impaired reasoning in the severe cases.
In the case of elderly patients with dementia being moved to patient-care homes, it becomes a huge concern when these individuals don’t feel at home or forget which room is theirs. This happens because the mental illness causes a multitude of memory disorders which interferes with daily functioning.
Although dementia is a disheartening topic to talk about, a company, True Doors, is making a difference for patients with dementia. True Doors is a company which specializes in making customized door-sized stickers which are placed over real doors. The rationale behind the customized door is to make the individual feel more at home and feel more personally attached.
The well-being service is especially useful for people with dementia because these customized doors stimulate memory and help with spacial orientation. Stimulating the patients’ memory helps them remember and find their rooms in a new environment such as patient-care homes. What a wonderful idea.
With that being said, below are a few pictures of these customized doors in the real world.
If you want to find out more about these doors, you can find additional information on their official website!
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