0000001112 00000 n Dementia UK, 0000014808 00000 n You could include family and friends, vacations, homes, pets, and work projects. The Life Story sheets are also useful in a care setting for older adults who may have Alzheimer's, other forms of dementia, or other functional impairments. It is used to help the person understand their past experiences and how they have coped with events in their life.It can help people with dementia share their stories and enhance their sense of identity. Hints and tips for life story work. Use the software that best suits the person with dementia – a life story book does not need to be a major production. /Root 24 0 R

Nursing Older People 23 (8): 16-21The results of this project indicated where Life Story Work was successfully implemented within in-patient settings; this resulted in improved understanding of patients and family carers by staff. /Info 21 0 R This framework is used by staff to help them to deliver person-centred care. <<   Compile a photo collage or book: A picture is worth a thousand words, as they say.

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People with dementia ... member of staff or family carer using a template and the aim is to aid communication and increase staff understanding about the person. The above extract is from a series of focus groups we conducted with people with dementia, family carers and health and social care professionals for a National Institute for Health Research funded project* looking at life story work in dementia care (Gridley et al., 2016). life story work & people with dementia contents 1. introduction to the pack 2. background to life story work 3. qualities needed by the person gathering the life story 4. how to get started 5. considerations 6. ideas on what to include 7. examples of life story work 8. resources 9. faqs.
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