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www.alzheimers2013.com
This presentation/workshop will focus on two
areas:
1. Understanding the world of the person
living with dementia; how communication
may impact on their participation
in activities; strategies to assist in
communicating.
2. Practical activities and how to apply them;
workshop to learn and share activity ideas
with a focus on home based resources.
This workshop will provide family carers
and health care professionals with practical
strategies to engage in meaningful activities in
the home or in facilities.
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imPORtaNCE OF OutdOOR
ENviRONmENts FOR PEOPlE WitH
dEmENtia
Tara Graham-cochrane
Tara Graham-Cochrane will take delegates on
a journey of the Internationally Award-winning
Resthaven Paradise. A forward thinking aged-
care facility based in Adelaide.
The project evolved from the pro-active role
DesignWell Landscape Architects took in
educating the architects and the client on the
health and well-being benefits of healing and
therapeutic landscapes on the quality of life
of seniors in residential care settings with a
specific focus on those with dementia.
In conjunction with a major building
development completed in 2011, DesignWell
were commissioned to design a variety of
landscape solutions that would re-invigorate
the resident's connection to nature, improve
their sense of wellbeing and enhance their
quality of life.
By using a layered approach, each garden
setting created environments moving beyond
functional and visual spaces into interactive
and inclusive environments. The gardens were
specifically designed to improve the health and
well-being of the residents through enhanced
sensory stimulation and connection to nature,
therapeutic value, reminiscence and to be
used as tools for a range of therapies including
horticultural therapy. Each landscape solution
offers an opportunity to physically engage with
it, offers a meaningful daily activity, or actively
and passively engages the five senses.
The principles behind the design were
drawn from the book written by Tara and
in conjunction with Alzheimer's Australia
SA, "Gardens That Care: Planning Outdoor
Environments for People with Dementia".
Resthaven Paradise was recently awarded a
commendation award at the 2012 International
Dementia Excellence Awards for the
landscapes designed by DesignWell.
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aRE WE REally dOiNg PERsON-
CENtREd dEmENtia CaRE? tHE
utility OF tHE iNdividualizEd CaRE
iNvENtORy (iCi) iN REsidENtial
agEd CaRE FaCilitiEs
Dr sandra (sam) Davis
Flinders University
Recent projects in Australia have tested a tool
that enables staff to give their perspective
of care in the context of a systematic
deconstruction of the concept of person-
centred care, the information from which can
be used to guide the development of better
practice in the residential setting. Twenty-
three nursing homes across two states
participated in three separate projects relating
to creating enabling environments for people