Design for Nature in Dementia Care

Introduction.; Section 1: Nature Indoors.; 1. Living with Nature.; 2. Nature Based Activities.; 3. Ethical Issues re Nature Indoors.; Section 2: Nature Outdoors.; 4. The Natural World.; 5. Activities Outdoors.; 6. Ethical Issues re Nature Outdoors.; 7. Summary. Appendix. References. Subject index. Author index.

This is a well-written, well-researched book that could help revolutionise dementia care by focusing upon practical steps practitioners can take to create a therapeutic environment by incorparating nature into care settings... Chalfont writes with such passion and conviction for his subject that this invariably ""rubs off"" onto readers leaving them feeling inspired and wanting to find out more. Throughout the book we are encouraged to design enabling environments and activities using a person-centred approach that focus upon the perspective of the person with dementia. The book also makes much needed contribution to an area of demantia care, which is often overlooked even though nature is so important to all of us. All practitioners in the fiels of dementia care, not only social workers, should be encouraged to read this important text as I feel it holds a way of working from which all of us could gain something.