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Building for intergenerational outcomes. Dr Stephen Judd Chief Executive. The challenge of building for intergenerational outcomes. Age-friendly design. Age-friendly = Person-friendly.
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Building for intergenerational outcomes Dr Stephen JuddChief Executive
Age-friendly = Person-friendly “An age friendly community is a community which supports all people – it is potentially a tool for social inclusion, participation and productivity.”Dr Catherine Bridge, Faculty of the Built Environment, UNSW
Our communities are less dementia friendly than they are age friendly
- There are currently 280,000 Australians living with dementia. - That number will jump to 950,000 by 2050. - There are currently between 90,000 and 135,000 people with dementia living in residential aged care. Sources: Deloitte Access Economics; AIHW.
“We want to be a neighbourhood that is as ordinary as possible. We want to attract other people in precisely because … our residents can no longer leave the neighbourhood. Our facilities are therefore open to people from the outside too.” Eloy van HalFacility Manager, De Hogeweyk
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