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Wilhelmina Hoffman

Global Summit Alzheimer

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Wilhelmina Hoffman #AlzheimerSummit2017 es Directora y CEO de Stiftelsen Silviahemmet fundada por Su Majestad la Reina Silvia.

Su conferencia «SilviaBo - Cognitive adapted housing» durante el Global Summit Alzheimer's Research & Care Lisbon 2017, versa sobre el proyecto SilviaBo, consistente en viviendas adaptadas para personas con demencia.

The start of this project was an idea that it should be easier to be able to live together as a couple in the own apartment, when one in the couple develop dementia. A home built and decorated to be adapted to cognitive problems, with a look like a normal home and not costly. A garden to stimulate senses and activity was also included in the project. The project was initiated by Her Majesty Queen Silvia and the founder of IKEA, Mr Ingvar Kamprad, financed the start. SilviaBo is the result of a cooperation between three disciplines. Dementia - from the knowhow of Silviahemmet about problems in daily life due to cognitive disorder and how small changes in the home can mean a lot for independence and safety. Housebuilding – by BoKlok, experts of building apartments in cost effective way with good quality. Interior design – in cooperation with IKEA.

From the start in November 2015 several meetings were held between the three disciplines. How can housebuilding, apartments be designed in the best way for persons with cognitive problems. What must be changed compared to normal apartments? What type of furniture, colours etc can make daily life easier for the person with dementia? The result is eight apartments in two houses. Each apartment is 55 square meters. One apartment is called SilviaBo bas and is a fully decorated apartment showing furniture and solutions for an ordinary home. Another is called SilviaBo vision and is a showroom for smart solutions for the home, small and larger, technical products and innovations. The other six apartments are mainly for persons attending the day-care centre. They can rent the apartment together with their husband or wife when there is need of better housing to cope with the situation and to avoid placement in a nursing home. The Silviahemmet day-care centre is situated in the same area, less than 100 meters away.

Municipalities have already shown interest in building SilviaBo apartments when there is a need of better housing for many elderly and when it is costly to rebuild old apartments.

The foundation Silviahemmet is founded by the Queen of Sweden who also is chair of the board since the start. For 21 years Silviahemmet has been developing education programs for quality of life for persons with dementia and their families. Academic education programs, certification systems and family educations are some of the activities. Each year more than 10.000 persons are educated in Sweden. Silviahemmet is also one of the two founders of The Swedish Dementia Centre, the national competence centre for dementia, financed by the government. The centre aims at a more dementia friendly society. Several international co-operations are ongoing, managed by Swedish Care International.