A Namaste Care Activity Book
Sensory Stories and Activities for People Living with Advanced Dementia
- Format: Pocket
- Antall sider: 160
- Språk: Engelsk
- Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
- EAN: 9781787754935
- Utgivelsesår: 2021
- Bidragsyter: Kendall, Nicola
"I open the garden gate, which creaks on old, worn hinges. The rose garden is peaceful but not silent. Bird song and the buzz of bees provide nature''s melody. Somewhere in the distance, gentle music is playing and it relaxes me."
Namaste Care offers compassionate care to people with advanced dementia through sensory input, comfort and pleasure, combining music, therapeutic touch, colour, food and scents. With ready-to-use structured sensory stories that are specially designed for people with advanced dementia, A Namaste Care Activity Book invites you to enhance your care through storytelling and sensory stimuli.
Early chapters give an overview of the approach, exploring the effects of sensory stimulation in improving quality of life. With contributions from professionals across the field, chapters describe ways to engage the different senses, including aromatherapy, food and memory and therapeutic use of lighting. These are followed by a selection of the