de Fiddes are excited to introduce you to our new blog page! This is a place where we plan to share our thoughts and reviews on design, architecture, products and the latest cutting edge research.
Our team will be posting regularly on de Fiddes projects, review new and exciting innovations, pass on to you the latest education, share and promote notes of inspiration and show you some fabulous photos from our interior fit outs. Keep up to date on latest products in the market, articles of interest and research findings from our Managing Director, Debbie de Fiddes.
Our blog will not only be an example of what keeps the team at de Fiddes committed to being at the forefront of innovation but a fun place to collect and seek ideas, advice for all things design and even just to share whatever is on our minds.
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No matter its shape, the family you were born with, or the friends who have become your family, the absence of them from your life can be incredibly hard.
We found a design that helps share photos with loved ones from across the world into their home.
That loneliness and isolation is one of the biggest challenges to a person’s social, mental and emotional health. Watch as DEB Talks ‘Visitors and Family for Wellbeing’ Our March Video that explores wellness and what we can do to encourage family and visitors to spend more time visiting their relatives in aged care facilities.
Read MoreOutdoors have always been in, but never more so than now. More evidence is coming out regarding the importance of a connection to nature, for everyone, but especially those living in aged care.
We were interested to read a study from the Netherlands, that asked whether challenging behaviour in Nursing Home Residents (Including those with Dementia) changed because of the COVID-19 quarantine measures.
What was found is incredibly interesting and surprising!
Isolation doesn't mean not being social!
Residents at Menora Gardens retirement village took to the street for an afternoon drink on Friday after their main hall was closed due to distancing guidelines.
Our team have put our heads together (not touching of course and keeping our distance) and worked out a way that we can still provide our unique services without compromising our clients or residents.Read the ways we have innovated and adapted to these unusual times.
Read MoreMaintaining connections with others is so important in aged care facilities; with isolation being one of the biggest challenges facing the industry today.
French designer Eva Rielland has come up with a unique way to help people stay up to date with new technologies and in contact with loved ones, which has really got us intrigued!
Designed to relieve the anxiety around learning a new system, Objects of Another Age incorporate minimalism and function.
Our theme this month ‘inclusive design’ we believe is very appropriate and in line with the new standards that commenced 1 July. The Guidance and Resource book talks about inclusion and the word inclusive is used throughout.
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