Design for nature in dementia care

Design for nature in dementia care

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 a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chalfont, Garuth (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2008.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Bradford Dementia Group Good Practice Guides
Subjects:
Dementia > Patients > Care > Psychological aspects.
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 > Landscape architecture > Psychological aspects.
House plants > Psychological aspects.
Dementia > Patients > Recreation.
Nature, Healing power of.
Outdoor recreation.
Nature.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797971906719
Table of 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;

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