Creating Culturally Appropriate Outside Spaces and Experiences for People with Dementia : Using Nature and the Outdoors in Person-Centred Care

Mary Marshall

ISBN 10: 1849055149 / ISBN 13: 9781849055147

Edité par Jessica Kingsley Publishers Jun 2014, 2014

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Neuware - Cultural sensitivity is a key component of person-centred dementia care. This book acts as a rich source of information and ideas for all those interested in creating culturally-appropriate outdoor spaces and experiences for people with dementia, providing useful information and theory as well as inspiration for practice.

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• Titre: Creating Culturally Appropriate Outside Spaces and Experiences for People with Dementia : Using Nature and the Outdoors in Person-Centred Care
• Éditeur: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Jun 2014
• Date de parution: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1849055149
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781849055147
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 226 L x 152 H x 10 P (en millimètres) 226 millimètres de largeur par 152 millimètres de hauteur par 10 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 236 grammes

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Synopsis

Demonstrating that it is essential to be sensitive to the cultural backgrounds of people with dementia in order to provide truly person-centred care, this book shows that it is possible to create culturally appropriate outdoor spaces and experiences that resonate with people with dementia on a fundamental level and are a source of comfort and wellbeing.

Contributors drawn from a variety of backgrounds describe the significance of nature in the lives of people with dementia from diverse cultures, faiths, traditions and geographical locations, providing helpful insights into how access to the natural world may be achieved within different care settings. There are contributions from the UK (Scottish island, urban North East England and Norfolk farming communities), Canada, Norway, Japan, Australia, Sudan and South Africa, as well as a chapter on the specific difficulty of providing access to nature for people with dementia in hospitals. The voices of people with dementia and their carers are prominent throughout, and the book also contains evocative poetry and photographs of people with dementia enjoying nature and the outdoors in different contexts.

A rich source of information and ideas for all those interested in creating culturally appropriate outdoor spaces and experiences for people with dementia, including dementia care practitioners, especially those at managerial level, policy makers, commissioners and those involved in designing and commissioning buildings and services.

À propos de l?auteur

Mary Marshall is a social worker who has worked with older people for most of her professional career. She was the director of the Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Stirling from 1989 until she retired in 2005, and now writes and lectures in dementia care. Mary chaired the steering group for the new dementia standards in Scotland.