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Thanks for the memory
— [scheme to help people with dementia recall their past] | | Author(s) | Graham Hopkins |
| Journal title | Community Care, no 1667, 5 April 2007 |
| Pages | pp 34-35 |
| Source | http://www.communitycare.co.uk |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Care homes ; Day centres ; Projects ; Kirklees. |
| Annotation | Our past, and memories of it, defines us. The author reports on a scheme run by Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire which is helping people with dementia to recall their past and retain their identity. The project has been helping more than 60 people from two care homes and two day centres with therapeutic activities. These include making memory boxes comprising, for example, cards, photographs, war-time memorabilia, books, toys and mementos. As well as improving people's quality of life and helping with memory loss, the project has been beneficial in helping staff and service users to get to to know each other better. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070511207 A |
| Classmark | EA: DB: KW: NMC: 3E: 88D * |
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