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IN THIS ISSUE:
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2017
Cover story: Creative ways to care
Bethanie Care Group
and Agelink Theatre in Western Australia have collaborated on a theatre, music
and reminiscence project which culminated in a performance staged by and for
people with dementia, in front of an audience of 300. P 11
Staff
engagement and upskilling enhances job, care quality
WA’s
Brightwater Care Group’s well-being mapping workplace innovation has shown
tangible benefits in terms of job quality and quality of care.
p
17
Also in this issue
Singing
side by side
The Alchemy Chorus is
Canberra’s first community choir for people with dementia and their carers
Addressing isolation
through the arts – how to participate
And how to start a
choir for people with dementia p 8
Singing Groups for People with Dementia : A Guide to Setting Up and Running Groups in Community and Residential Settings
everything you need to know about setting up and running these includes;
Chapter One: What is so good about music? 3
Chapter Two: What is so good about music for people with dementia? 7
Chapter Three: What do you need to know about dementia? 11
Chapter Four: Preparing yourself 21
Chapter Five: Preparing others 22
Chapter Six: Roles of people involved 29
Chapter Seven: Identifying a suitable venue 33
Chapter Eight: Fundraising 36
and much much more ...
Living
in care: an exercise to promote empathy
How an exercise in
empathy helped staff gain a better understanding of behaviours that challenge eg imagining you become a resident, how would
you respond to an experience this difficult ??? … looks at unmet needs model –
Cohen-Mansfield
P 23
Using
Montessori in community respite
A three-year study is
examining the impact of using the Montessori approach in community-based
dementia respite care services
Includes the
principles and why they are important and how to apply them in a community
respite centre and how to introduce and maintain the approach. p 25
CAUSEd:
effective problem solving to support well-being
The CAUSEd
problem-solving tool is designed to help carers shift focus from seeing
behaviours as ‘difficult’ or ‘challenging’ and understand how physical and
social environments contribute to responsive behaviours
Communication…
Activity…
Story…
Environment …
Dementia …
This leads to a
systematic approach and responds to unmet needs –also looks at how to put
CAUSEd into practice .
P 15
A
time for change? Rethinking dementia practice in hospitals
Explores the
experiences of people with dementia in hospital, and the various approaches
used to improve this experience – looks at updating the NSCHS standards
- and Delirium clinical care standard
- towards improving outcomes includes hospital initiatives eg the cognitive impairment identifier…
“caring for cognitive impairment campaign”… and includes resources.
P 32
Prescription
for Life: an interactive resource for YOD
A new interactive
talking book to assist health workers provide meaningful care for younger
people living with dementia – this is a great free resource
The
story of dementia: Stephen Post and Julian Hughes
John Killick
continues his series of articles exploring the history of dementia through the
stories of individuals p 6
KT
workshops support shift from ‘thinking’ to ‘doing’ in dementia care
Knowledge translation
(KT) and change management principles can help dementia education workshop
participants use what they learn..
Knowledge Translation
DTA has strong
linkages to dementia research organisations and consumer groups. This ensures
ongoing commitment to timely knowledge translation – with training activities
and resources reflecting contemporary best evidence in dementia care, and
informed by the needs and preferences of persons living with dementia and their
families.
DTA will strive to
use best quality research to enhance the quality of care for people living with
dementia, and to generate new knowledge about optimal approaches to delivering
workforce education.
Plus the latest dementia research news,
resources and events
The Virtual Forest
After almost 3 years of development and testing the The
Virtual Forest ™
The Virtual Forest™ uses a
gaming technology to create a sensory experience, utilising a large interactive
screen, and is designed to immerse the user in a peaceful and enjoyable virtual
environment for people living with dementia. The Virtual Forest™ creates a
beautiful nature setting which is calming as well as engaging and enjoyable.
"It is happy and easy going - I was captured by the forest,
so 'beautiful' - It recalled the experience with my family."
Pearl
The Virtual Forest™ presents an expansive park-like setting, with
colourful flowers, trees and a river with a bridge. The seasons can change with
a clap of the hands, and animals can appear and move around the scene with a
wave of the hands. It is designed to give back some control to people living
with dementia – it is their forest, and they can experiment with it and enjoy
it. This is a deliberately personal experience, but one that can be shared with
carers or other residents.
The Virtual Forest™ uses a Kinect sensor to allow users to provide input with nothing more than waving their hands. This means they can use natural, easy motions to control interactive elements in the forest. The Virtual Forest™ has a number of interactive elements for users to interact with.
The Virtual Forest™ uses a Kinect sensor to allow users to provide input with nothing more than waving their hands. This means they can use natural, easy motions to control interactive elements in the forest. The Virtual Forest™ has a number of interactive elements for users to interact with.
- These
are:
- Mother
duck & ducklings
- School
of koi fish
- Monarch
butterfly
- Dragonfly
- Boat
- Season
change from autumn to spring
Purchase
price
$3,500 includes the game software and annual support of up to 15 hours,
by phone and email. Discounted pricing packages can be arranged for multiple
purchases.
Please contact our Customer Relations Consultants
Suzanne McMeikin on Suzanne.McMeikin@alzheimers.org.au| 03 9816 5791 or
Marie Norman onMarie.Norman@alzheimers.org.au| 03 9816 5716 with enquiries or to further discuss your training needs and get an obligation free quote.
Suzanne McMeikin on Suzanne.McMeikin@alzheimers.org.au| 03 9816 5791 or
Marie Norman onMarie.Norman@alzheimers.org.au| 03 9816 5716 with enquiries or to further discuss your training needs and get an obligation free quote.
https://vic.fightdementia.org.au/vic/education-and-consulting/the-virtual-forest
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