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 engages people with advanced dementia through sensory input, comfort and pleasure, combining compassionate care with music, therapeutic touch, colour, food treats and scents.
Key Features
- Ready-to-use structured sensory stories for caring for people with advanced dementia.
- Connect with individuals through storytelling and various sensory stimuli.
- Foundational overview of sensory stimulation effects on quality of life.
- Contributions from professionals exploring each sense separately.
- Guidance for Namaste Care sessions and writing tailored stories.
Additional Information
The book inspires creativity and confidence in delivering Namaste Care, providing valuable guidance in caring for and improving the lives of people with advanced dementia.
Specifications
Contents:
- Foreword by Rishi Jawahar - Director of Namaste Care International
- 1. Introduction
- SECTION 1: Inspiring creativity in Namaste Care
- 2. Namaste Care
- 3. Sensory Stimulation
- 4. Sensory Storytelling
- 5. Cultural Diversity and the Namaste Care Approach - Colette O'Driscoll, St Joseph's Hospice and Lourdes Colclough, Marie Curie
- 6. The Art of Dying
- SECTION 2: Supporting sensory approaches
- 7. Safe use of essential oils - Andrea Lambell, PHD student, Durham University
- 8. Therapeutic use of light - the Enlighten Project - Paul Chazot, Durham University
- 9. A trip down memory lane through taste - Michele Kinleysides, Beamish Museum
- 10. Connecting through touch - Susannah Thwaites, Occupational Therapist
- 11. The universal joy of music - Richard Langdon, Namaste Care Volunteer
- 12. Encouraging movement and exercise activities as dementia progresses - Magda Pasak, Physiotherapist, St Cuthbert's Hospice, Durham
- SECTION 3: Sensory Stories and Activities
- Conclusion
- Recommended suppliers
- Bibliography
