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Design for nature in dementia care / Garuth Chalfont.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chalfont, Garuth.
- Series:
- Bradford Dementia Group Good Practice Guides
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dementia--Patients--Care--Psychological aspects.
- Dementia.
- Dementia--Patients--Long-term care--Psychological aspects.
- Dementia--Patients--Dwellings--Design and construction--Environmental aspects.
- Long-term care facilities--Design and construction--Environmental aspects.
- Long-term care facilities.
- Long-term care facilities--Landscape architecture--Psychological aspects.
- House plants--Psychological aspects.
- House plants.
- Dementia--Patients--Recreation.
- Nature, Healing power of.
- Outdoor recreation.
- Nature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (183 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Maintaining a connection to nature is increasingly recognised as an important component of caring for a person with dementia. The benefits of connecting the subjective experience of dementia sufferers with their physical environment include sensory stimulation and enhanced cognitive, psychological and physical well-being, as well as improved behaviour management. Design for Nature in Dementia Care adopts a holistic and person-centred approach to caring for dementia sufferers by considering their emotional, psychological and spiritual well-being. The book provides comprehensive examples of the
- Contents:
- Front cover; Design for Nature in Dementia Care; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 – Nature Indoors; Chapter 1 Living with Nature; Chapter 2 Nature-based Activities; Chapter 3 Ethical Issues Concerning Nature Indoors; Part 2 – Nature Outdoors; Chapter 4 The Natural World; Chapter 5 Activities Outdoors; Chapter 6 Ethical Issues Concerning Nature Outdoors; Chapter 7 Summary; Glossary; Appendix 1 The Prosentia Hypothesis; Appendix 2 Edible Plants; Appendix 3 Poisonous plants; Appendix 4; References; Further Resources; Subject Index; Author Index;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786611143305
- 9781281143303
- 1281143308
- 9781846426766
- 1846426766
- OCLC:
- 476145367
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