AN ANALYSIS THROUGH INSTALLING REMINISCENCE AFFAIRS INTO THE FACILITY FOR THE AGED : Studies on the healing efficacy of environment for life review among the dementia people, Part 1(Architectural Planning and Design)

Abstract

It is said that reminiscence therapy is useful for tht dementia people. Photes of past architecture and scene, tools, and toys are used for this therapy. We consider if these architecture, scene and tools in pictures would be incarnated in actual interior in an circumstance of the aged, they might be therapy goods for the dementia people. We installed a street stall, Tatami space and Tatami corner into the long-term care facility for the aged. As a result, dementia people accepts these facilities and uses them with their memory.