Conservative-run Westminster City Council has made caring for the City’s most vulnerable people a top priority.
In response to the City’s aging population and the growing number of people with Dementia, the Council has successfully converted 1,800 properties to make them Dementia friendly.
Steps the Council has taken include;
- Good, clear signage on blocks
- Taps clearly marked hot and cold and appropriately coloured
- Only plain flooring as any kind of linoleum, carpet or vinyl with large speckles are being avoided as people with dementia may attempt to pick up the specks
- Locks positioned above or below the handle for ease of use
- Increased lighting in the home
- Bath grips and non-slip base in bath
- Installation of anti-slip flooring in both the kitchen and bathroom
Westminster Conservatives have also delivered on their manifesto commitment of opening a state-of-the-art, 84-bed dementia-friendly care home in Maida Vale called Beachcroft House.
Find out more about the support available to people with Dementia in Westminster here.
