This episode focuses closely on Mary’s work in dementia design, sharing her learnings of how the built environment impacts the quality of life of a person with dementia and best practice tips on enabling design.

Mary’s expertise stems from her sixteen years spent as a professor at the University of Stirling where she was the Director of the Dementia Services Development Centre and her current position as a Senior Consultant with The Dementia Centre. 

This episode is sponsored by Total Construction.

The paper 'Dementia Design Principles Review' provides information Dementia design principles and their subsequent evolution. 

Access videos and information on the Alzheimers Disease International report here.