Susan McFadden

Dementia-Friendly Communities

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ISBN: 9781785928161
Author : Susan McFadden
Published: 2020
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages: 240
Language: English
Format: Paperback / softback
Format: 226×152
Description
<p>Creating dementia-friendly communities can give people with dementia the chance to continue meaningful lives with reciprocal personal relationships. Underpinning successful dementia-friendly communities is an awareness of people with dementia as active citizens and the importance of supporting engagement in community life. <br><br>This book offers an overview of the dementia-friendly communities movement, showing the many benefits of this approach. It describes community initiatives from across the globe, such as Dementia Friends, memory cafes, and creative engagement with the arts through organizations like TimeSlips. This compassionate book tells another story about dementia, away from negative stereotypes. This alternative approach claims people can retain a sense of dignity, hold onto hope, sustain meaningful relationships, and live with a sense of purpose with support from their communities.</p>

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