Virtual 3D app helps people make homes more 'dementia-friendly'

For many people with dementia, moving out of their house and into a care home can be an inevitable and devastating side effect. Spatial and visual problems can accompany the more well-known memory loss, making it difficult for people to get around their once familiar homes. But a new app has been designed to help carers for people with dementia work out how to arrange furniture in their houses, which could allow their loved ones to stay at home for longer. The app will suggest improvements to make carers' homes more accessible to those with dementia. The'Dementia-Friendly Home' app, launched today, uses interactive 3D game technology to come up with ideas for carers to make their homes more accessible for those with dementia.