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As more care homes become multi-storeyed, it will be increasingly hard for people with dementia to go outside unless balconies, roof terraces, or roof gardens are provided. This paper emphasizes the importance of going outside for everyone and especially for people with dementia, examines issues of risk/benefit, and presents some recommended features for the design of balconies, roof terraces, and roof gardens.
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