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title: "Specifying flooring for dementia: 10 basic principles"
description: Flooring can help promote a more positive and inclusive environment to those living with dementia and encourage reduced stress and anxiety. See these 10 principles allow accurate specification for facilities in which people living with dementia will need to function.
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# [Specifying flooring for dementia: 10 basic principles](https://info.polysales.com/news/specifying-flooring-for-dementia-10-basic-principles)

 Written by [Prema Charnock](https://info.polysales.com/news/author/prema-charnock) | 2018/03/06 1:46 PM

***Flooring can help promote a more positive and[inclusive environment](https://www.polyflor.co.za/flooring-solutions/healthcare-flooring/)to those living with dementia and encourage reduced stress and anxiety.***

***These 10 principles allow accurate specification for facilities in which people living with dementia will need to function.***

<https://info.polysales.com/hubfs/POLYFLOR'S%20COMMITMENT%20TO%20DEMENTIAFRIENDLYFLOORING.pdf>

[Download](https://info.polysales.com/hubfs/POLYFLOR'S%20COMMITMENT%20TO%20DEMENTIAFRIENDLYFLOORING.pdf) the PDF version of the principles [here.](https://info.polysales.com/hubfs/POLYFLOR'S%20COMMITMENT%20TO%20DEMENTIAFRIENDLYFLOORING.pdf)

For more detailed information, see [how flooring can help patients living with dementia](https://info.polysales.com/news/how-the-right-flooring-can-help-patients-living-with-dementia) where we will elaborate on these principles.

[Download](https://info.polysales.com/hubfs/Dementia%20Brochure-%20March%202018/Dementia%20Brochure.pdf) our full dementia care flooring brochure [here](https://info.polysales.com/hubfs/Dementia%20Brochure-%20March%202018/Dementia%20Brochure.pdf).  

Slips, trips, and falls are the highest risk factor for people in any building, regardless of its purpose. Explore how flooring can ensure safety [here](https://info.polysales.com/news/trip-and-slips-and-how-a-floor-can-save-a-life-4-important-questions).

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