Abstract
This study describes home environmental features, safety issues, and health-related modifications in a community dwelling sample of 82 elderly people with dementia. Main barriers to the accessibility of the homes were steps both inside and outside the home. The majority of the caregivers had made home modifications that pertained mainly to physical limitations. Home modifications to support cognitive deficits were made to a lesser extent. The main barrier to the implementation of home modifications to accommodate the care recipient's memory loss was skepticism about their usefulness. Regarding the removal of physical barriers, financial constraints were most frequently mentioned.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 258-273 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Journal of Housing for the Elderly |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2011 |
Keywords
- Activities of daily living
- Dementia
- Environmental barriers
- Function
- Home modification
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gerontology
- Public Administration
- Life-span and Life-course Studies