Creative Caring

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Positive Dementia Care 📚 Author of books on positive dementia care 🌐 Online programs for staff & families 💖 Supporting confidence & compassion in dementia care

Interesting discussions about arts in dementia care not just for soothing or distracting - but for true self expression, emotional release too - processing anger,grief (emotions generally passed over in care). Shared a story re this in puppetry in dementia care p115.

Kindness feels good, especially for the person being kind. It's good for the brain (feel-good hormones). Consider supporting people living with dementia to offer kindness themselves e.g. wrap gifts, donate items to charity, support a friend in need, listen to children read, bake for ppl, send cards.

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