Chickendoodle Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 This is incredible. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20727157 What a fantastic way to help people with dementia. The residents all look so calm as there is no-one trying to make them remember things or tell them that their behaviour is not right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I read that some time back and found it very interesting; after a few strokes a couple of years back, my mother now has dementia and my father finds it difficult to cope at times. He's never been a patient man but manages very well with a wee bit of help from two excellent carers who sit with her twice a week to give him a breather. He is a very precise man and finds it hard to move into the more 'grey' way o dealing with her and will correct M when she's wrong etc. he is getting better but very frustrating for him, and I'm over an hour away too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Wonderful! I heard about it on the radio yesterday, the Dutch are very forward thinking and often years ahead of other nations when it comes to health and wellbeing. I saw a programme a couple of years ago called the young ones where a group of doddery old celebrities were put in a retro 1970's household which took them back to when they were at their peak, the way they rallied round to help each other and how their physical and mental abilities improved was amazing If only that village set the standard for all dementia care! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickendoodle Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 My ED is a social worker specialising in dementia and she is fantastic at communicating with dementia patients. The worst thing you can do is constantly correct someone. Trying to stimulate them by showing them pictures and trying to make them remember is also not helpful as they feel like they are having some sort of exam at which they constantly fail. Terry Pratchett visited a private facility in the US as part of his excellent documentary - they had various areas depending on what stage the dementia had reached and in one of the final stage areas a helper was walking up and down with a gentleman. He thought he was walking to school and she said the only way to help him was to walk with him and go along with it. No point at all in telling him not to be silly. I thought it was a beautiful way of looking at dementia. There is a care home in the UK which has built mock 1940's/1950's shop fronts in the garden. It seems to give comfort to the residents as they are familiar sights and they chat about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I find my mother relatively easy to deal with, but then I have more experience with small children than my dad. She is easy to distract if she gets upset or obsesses about something and we have quite a laugh even though she no longer knows who I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
