title: A Descriptive Study of Home Modifications for People with Dementia and Barriers to Implementation.
abstract: This study describes home environmental features, safety issues, and health-related modifications in a community dwelling sample of 82 elderly people with dementia. Main barriers to the accessibility of the homes were steps, both inside and outside the house. The majority of the caregivers had made home modifications, which pertained mainly to physical limitations. Home modifications to support cognitive deficits were made to a lesser extent. The main barrier to the implementation of home modifications to accommodate the care recipient's memory loss was skepticism about their usefulness. Regarding the removal of physical barriers, financial constraints were most frequently mentioned.
authors: Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
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authors: Marquardt
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authors: Johnston
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authors: Morrison
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authors: Rosenblatt
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