Creating culturally appropriate outside spaces and experiences for people with dementia : using nature and the outdoors in person-centred care

Marshall, Mary, 1945- (editor of compilation.). Gilliard, Jane, (editor of compilation.).

Record details

ISBN: 9781849055147 (pbk) :
ISBN: 1849055149 (pbk)
ISBN: 9780857009272 (eISBN)
Physical Description: print
159 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.
Publisher: London, UK ; Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-147) and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: why do we need to understand cultural differences? / Mary Marshall and Jane Gilliard -- A family's perspective on nature and dementia: using the great outdoors to help the inner person / Beth Britton -- Nature for people with dementia in Japan: some examples of horticultural activities in Japanese care homes / Yutaka Inoue -- Getting out and about in the British countryside: dementia adventure / Neil Mapes -- On Aran / Patrick Brenchley -- Some Southern African understandings of nature / Margaret-Anne Tibbs -- Contact with the natural world within hospital care / Sarah Waller and Abigail Masterson -- How Norwegian people with dementia experience nature / Sidsel Bj℗♭♯łrneby -- How people with dementia experience nature in rural and island Scottish communities / Gillean Maclean -- Taking to the hills / Jean Howitt -- Digging up the roots: nature and dementia for First Nation elders / Wendy Hulko -- A sense of place: an anthroposophic approach / Judith Jones -- Nature in the lives of an urban population with dementia in North East England / Karen Franks and Kate Andrews -- Memories of an urban childhood with a nearby wood / James McKillop -- Dementia and landscapes: cultural attitudes towards nature / Joan Domicelj -- Conclusion: how do we make outside spaces familiar and life-affirming? / Mary Marshall and Jane Gilliard.