24/09/2026
๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฐ: ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐
As day turns to dusk, many people living with Alzheimerโs experience sundowning โ a shift marked by confusion, restlessness, and irritability, often with repetitive behaviours like pacing or opening and closing doors.
๐ This week, weโre sharing how thoughtful design responds to it: by ๐ง๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ ๐ก๐ค๐๐ on a mind thatโs already working overtime in those hours. A cluttered room means more shapes and shadows for the tired, confused mind to make sense of, right when thatโs hardest to do โ so we design ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ by default: closed cabinetry instead of open shelving, a bench or ottoman that swallows the dayโs odds and ends.
๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ธ๐, so nothing shifts suddenly. We maximise natural light during the day, turn on bright, even indoor lighting before dusk so shadows never fall suddenly, and gradually dim to warm tones as bedtime approaches โ often through a smart lighting system that does it automatically rather than switching abruptly.
If this is something your family is navigating, weโd be glad to talk it through.
