ND-0513 · 2000 · Other
Wayfinding in a Nursing Home for Advanced Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type
Passini, Pigot, Rainville et al. Environment and Behavior. 2000.
doi.org/10.1177/00139160021972748 · Finding drafted from the abstract
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What the source reports
Elevators caused anxiety, visible destinations got used, and dark floor lines disoriented people.
Design questions and applications
Make destinations visible, and avoid dark lines and busy floors.
Field
Thresholds, doors and boundaries
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card passini-2000-wayfinding-nursing) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.
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Field
Spatial variable
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