Care environments
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Managing the colour spectrum and intensity of lighting is particularly important in environments for elderly care.
As the human body ages, both day and night vision deteriorate. Moreover, light can often cause confusion if there is a glare or an unusual pattern. This is heightened when a person suffers from some sort of cognitive condition, such as dementia or another severe memory problem, which The Alzheimer’s Society reports around 80% of care home residents experience.
Care home residents are surrounded by artificial light 23 hours per day. This emphasises the importance of good lighting, and the potential impact that switching to a bio-adaptive lighting system could have upon a care home resident’s quality of life.
Read more about understanding care home environments here.
Lorraine Calcott, a leading lighting designer, is working with amBX to advise the most effective way to deliver and manage bio-adaptive lighting for dementia care environments. Lorraine specifies that full spectrum lighting works not only with our emotional responses to light, but also on our biological response, helping reset and maintain our body’s circadian rhythms.
“This process is critical for a healthy life, so using a circadian-focused lighting product helps our body clocks to remain synchronised even when not out in natural daylight. This is particularly important for those who may struggle to get outside, such as people with dementia or Alzheimer’s, where an introduction of this technology can be life-enhancing - as well as reducing the need for support or medication.”
- Lorraine Calcott, Founder and Managing Director of It Does Lighting