"The book tells the story of Dagmarsminde, an innovative nursing home in Denmark with a remarkable and life-affirming approach to dementia care. The founder and staff of this replicable model strive to help persons with dementia enjoy a rich, "normal"-feeling life. Following person-centered practices, daily life includes routines focused on good nutrition, contact with nature, healthy physical activities, and as much independence in activities of daily living as possible. The needs and progress of each resident are ...
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"The book tells the story of Dagmarsminde, an innovative nursing home in Denmark with a remarkable and life-affirming approach to dementia care. The founder and staff of this replicable model strive to help persons with dementia enjoy a rich, "normal"-feeling life. Following person-centered practices, daily life includes routines focused on good nutrition, contact with nature, healthy physical activities, and as much independence in activities of daily living as possible. The needs and progress of each resident are paramount. For each topic covered - spanning the time a new resident arrives at the home until the person has died - the author --Describes the approach followed at Dagmarsminde --Contrasts it with the standard practices of nursing home care --Challenges readers to consider new, more satisfying ways of working with people living with dementia"--
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