Weeds in Nana's Garden

Weeds in Nana's Garden
Author: Kathryn Harrison
Publisher:
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2016-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780994946706

A girl and her Nana hold a bond that blooms in the setting of Nana's magical garden. One day, the girl discovers that her Nana has Alzheimer's Disease. In time, her Nana declines, but the girl learns to accept the changes and takes over as the garden's caregiver. Also includes a Q&A section about dementia. Supports the Alzheimer Society of Canad

Designing Outdoor Spaces for People with Dementia

Designing Outdoor Spaces for People with Dementia
Author: Annie Pollock
Publisher:
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2012
Genre: Dementia
ISBN: 9780987189226

This unique book provides comprehensive, readable information, supported by research, on all aspects of outside spaces for people with dementia. It includes material on human rights issues, cultural differences, microclimate, urban spaces and activities, as well as practical guidance on design and materials. There are numerous case studies from different countries and settings.

There's a Dog in the Garden

There's a Dog in the Garden
Author: Alison Shaw
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2019
Genre: Lewy body dementia
ISBN: 9780473482831

"The day my mother told us she could see a dog in the garden we knew something was amiss. When the diagnosis of Lewy Body Dementia followed, we were shocked and deeply saddened. So began our quest to find out more. How would this illness progress? How would she change? How were we best to care for her? Navigating the journey in the years that followed felt like walking in the fog, never knowing what lay ahead. In this book I have written my personal story in the hope that it may shed some light and be of help for those walking a similar journey"--Back cover.

Flowers

Flowers
Author: Matthew Schneider
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2011-06-01
Genre: Activities
ISBN: 9780983157748

Wellbeing in Dementia

Wellbeing in Dementia
Author: Tessa Perrin
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2008-06-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0702037036

The authors, specialists in the UK, draw on developmental theory to propose a model of practice specifically for dementia care. The number of people who suffer from dementia is increasing and in consequence the problems it presents are affecting a growing number of therapists and carers. Many of these problems are peculiar to dementia and the models of care used with other client groups have proved inadequate when dealing with the provision of quality of care to people who have dementia. This revised edition contains a new opening chapter which brings our understanding of dementia up-to-date. The book looks at the relationship between occupation, wellbeing and dementia and examines the critical role of the carer in developing therapeutic interventions. - Proposes a realistic model of practice for dementia care which centres on the unique occupational potential of the person with dementia. - Offers positive strategies to improve wellbeing. - Current information on assessment tools. - Written by therapists with extensive experience in working with this client group.

Dementia Green Care Handbook of Therapeutic Design and Practice

Dementia Green Care Handbook of Therapeutic Design and Practice
Author: Garuth Chalfont
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9780974491219

This Handbook is a guide for the creation of gardens and outdoor spaces for people with dementia, specifically about therapeutic use of these spaces for beneficial outcomes. This handbook is aimed at managers, owners and operators of care homes, nursing homes and day care facilities. It will also be helpful to landscape architects, architects, commissioners of services for older people and all those involved in the provision of dementia care services.

Healing Gardens

Healing Gardens
Author: Clare Cooper Marcus
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 644
Release: 1999-06-15
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780471192039

Although the healing qualities of nature have been recognized and relied on for centuries as a valuable part of convalescence, recent history has seen nature's therapeutic role virtually eclipsed by the technological dominance of modern medicine. As the twentieth century comes to a close and the medical community reacknowledges the importance of the environment to recovery, the healing garden is emerging as a supplement to drug- or technology-based treatments. Healing Gardens celebrates this renewed interest in nature as a catalyst for healing and renewal by examining the different therapeutic benefits of healing gardens and offering essential design guidance from experts in the field. Unique and comprehensive, Healing Gardens provides up-to-date coverage of research findings, relevant design principles and approaches, and best practice examples of different types of healing gardens. It begins by exploring what current research reveals about the connection between nature, human stress reduction, and medical outcomes. It then presents case studies and design guidelines for outdoor spaces in medical settings that include general, psychiatric, and children's hospitals as well as hospices, nursing homes, and Alzheimer's facilities. Historical information, literature reviews, and studies on use are included for each type of outdoor space covered, offering important insights into what works in healing gardens-and what doesn't. Generously supplemented with photographs, site plans, anecdotes, and more, Healing Gardens is an invaluable practical guide for landscape architects and others involved in creating and maintaining medical facilities, and an extremely useful reference for those responsible for patient care. A unique and comprehensive look at the therapeutic effects and design of healing gardens For more and more people, the shortest road to recovery is the one that leads through a healing garden. Combining up-to-date information on the therapeutic benefits of healing gardens with practical design guidance from leading experts in the field, Healing Gardens is an important resource for landscape architects and others working in this emerging area. With the help of site plans, photographs, and more, it presents design guidelines and case studies for outdoor spaces in a range of medical settings, including: * Acute care general hospitals. * Psychiatric hospitals. * Children's hospitals. * Nursing homes. * Alzheimer's facilities. * Hospices.

Outdoor Environments for People with Dementia

Outdoor Environments for People with Dementia
Author: Susan Rodiek
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 113580575X

Learn how gardens and parks can be beneficial to residents Mounting evidence reveals that nature and outdoor environments provide individuals with dementia greater enjoyment in life, lower stress levels, and positive changes to physical well-being. Outdoor Environments for People with Dementia explores how fulfilling the fundamental genetically based need of human relationships with nature can improve the health and well-being of people with dementia. Top experts analyze current research and comprehensively examine how the design processes of gardens and parks can be closely connected to effective interventions. Evaluation tools for those with dementia are discussed, including studies of the impact of plants and outdoor activities on this population. Outdoor Environments for People with Dementia discusses in detail practical approaches that can significantly improve the quality of life for dementia victims. Research is discussed revealing important aspects and issues needing to be addressed when creating better outdoor environments that are effective in helping residents of long term care facilities and residential care homes. The text is extensively referenced and provides several tables, figures, and photographs to clearly illustrate concepts. Topics discussed in Outdoor Environments for People with Dementia include: the impact of outdoor wandering parks and therapeutic gardens on people with dementia empirical studies on how access to and participation in nature-related activities can benefit people with dementia interventions to restore people with dementia having directed-attention fatigue evaluation tools for gardens for people with dementia research-based design recommendations for future gardens theories and empirical studies about healing gardens training staff to increase their knowledge about horticulture and encouraging them to involve residents in outdoor activities general guidelines for developing an outdoor space examination of the attributes for the superior outdoor space found in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with design recommendations for the future Outdoor Environments for People with Dementia is a valuable resource for scholars, policymakers, legislators, architects and urban planners, lending institutions, developers, landscape architects, and the lay public in general who have an interest in the subject—personal, professional, or civic.

Dementia

Dementia
Author: John Swinton
Publisher: SCM Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2017-01-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0334049644

Winner of the Michael Ramsay Prize 2016 Dementia is one of the most feared diseases in Western society today. Some have even gone so far as to suggest euthanasia as a solution to the perceived indignity of memory loss and the disorientation that accompanies it. Here, John Swinton develops a practical theology of dementia for caregivers, people with dementia, ministers, hospital chaplains, and medical practitioners as he explores two primary questions: • Who am I when I’ve forgotten who I am? • What does it mean to love God and be loved by God when I have forgotten who God is? Offering compassionate and carefully considered theological and pastoral responses to dementia and forgetfulness, Swinton’s Dementia redefines dementia in light of the transformative counter story that is the gospel.

Designing Environments for People with Dementia

Designing Environments for People with Dementia
Author: Alison Bowes
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2019-02-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1787699714

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and is freely available to read online. This book systematically explores and assesses the quality of the evidence base for effective and supportive design of living environments for people living with Dementia.