FOSTERING ENGAGEMENT: AN EXPLORATION OF INNOVATIVE DEMENTIA ENVIRONMENTS FROM FOUR COUNTRIES
2024
Exploring Innovative Dementia Environments
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Author Information
Author(s): Verbeek Hilde
Primary Institution: Oxford University Press US
Hypothesis
How can innovative care environments improve the engagement and independence of people living with dementia?
Conclusion
Innovative care environments can enhance the daily engagement and independence of people living with dementia.
Supporting Evidence
- The symposium includes five presentations on innovative care environments for people living with dementia.
- One presentation focuses on Green Care Farms in the Netherlands and their impact on resident engagement.
- Another discusses activity programming in Canadian long-term care.
- Social participation in shared housing arrangements in Germany is also explored.
- The neighborhood-built environment's role in social health for dementia patients in Germany is examined.
- A virtual care farm activity's feasibility and effectiveness in the United States is considered.
Takeaway
This study looks at different ways to help people with dementia stay active and engaged in their daily lives.
Methodology
The symposium includes presentations on various innovative care environments for people living with dementia.
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