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The evidence-based guidelines help make homes more accessible for people with both conditions and were developed after researchers gathered the views and experiences of people living with dementia and sight loss, their families and carers and a wide range of professionals.
Dr. Lynn Watson, Head of Housing Research, Thomas Pocklington Trust, says: "The combination of these two conditions is increasingly common yet guidelines for designing homes - both individual homes and care homes - have tended to focus on one or other of the conditions. We wanted to review existing research and add to it the real experiences of people living with both dementia and sight loss. The result is an important new set of guidelines that can make a real difference to people's lives."