Dulux Trade recognised for Exceptional Contribution to Dementia Care

The Dementia, Care and Nursing Home Expo Awards 2019 celebrate the very best in the world in innovation and cutting-edge products, services and expertise that are currently helping care, nursing and residential homes.

The award was given in recognition of the groundbreaking work we've undertaken to support the design of the optimal environments for dementia care.

Every three minutes in the UK, a person is diagnosed with dementia, while one in four patients is currently in acute hospitals living with dementia. At Dulux Trade, we recognised that this growing global health trend required a radical change in thinking.

The judges commended our newly launched Dulux Trade Dementia Friendly Colour Palette and Design Guide, a set of evidence-based design principles to help professionals design environments that optimise occupant wellbeing, sharing knowledge from decades of experience in designing supportive environments within the private and public healthcare field.

In addition, they recognised our innovative work with partners including BRE Trust, BRE, Loughborough University and Halsall Lloyd Partnerships, to build a dementia demonstration home.

Located within the BRE Innovation Park in Watford, Chris and Sally's House is a project to develop and test design solutions that are supportive of an ageing population staying in their own homes. The 100sqm Victorian house has been adapted to cater for different types and stages of dementia and we are adding our extensive knowledge about supportive and inclusive colour and design to enable both functional and wellbeing occupant outcomes.