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| Design for nature in dementia care | | Author(s) | Garuth Chalfont |
| Publisher | Jessica Kingsley, London, 2008 |
| Pages | 181 pp (Bradford Dementia Group good practice guides) |
| Source | Jessica Kingsley (Publishers) Ltd., 116 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB. http://www.jkp.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Physical environment ; Gardening ; Handicrafts ; Therapy ; Guides, guide books. |
| Annotation | Maintaining a connection with nature is increasingly recognised as an important component in caring for a person with dementia. This book is a practical resource for care providers and design professionals who want to use nature to improve the lives of people with dementia. The author suggests ways of connecting with nature through indoor and outdoor activities, for example caring for houseplants or pets, gardening, cooking, handicrafts, and domestic chores. Practical ways of incorporating nature into indoor and outdoor environments, and into the design of buildings and landscapes, are suggested. Ethical issues and dilemmas concerning nature indoors and outdoors are discussed. The author has drawn these ideas from interdisciplinary research in environmental psychology, neurology, architecture, nursing and dementia care practice. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071029001 B |
| Classmark | EA: R: HSG: HD: LO: 69N |
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