Interesting article from the German press about the use of special dolls in a Bavarian care home for the elderly.
Mikaela and Mikael have moved in to the Lucas-Cranach home in Bavaria to help with the emotional and social care for residents with dementia. The special soft dolls are designed to (re)awaken parental feelings and to enable residents to express emotions they may not be able any longer to verbalise.
Caring for the dolls, or a teddy bear, also provides a useful conversational prompt between the residents and with carers and family members.
Researchers from Newcastle General Hospital have apparently studied the intervention and found it to be imnportant in encouraging both emotional and social expression. It will be interesting to see how long it takes for this kind of creative action to be translated from research into action in the UK...
Puppen Ziehen ins Altenheim
Mikaela and Mikael have moved in to the Lucas-Cranach home in Bavaria to help with the emotional and social care for residents with dementia. The special soft dolls are designed to (re)awaken parental feelings and to enable residents to express emotions they may not be able any longer to verbalise.
Caring for the dolls, or a teddy bear, also provides a useful conversational prompt between the residents and with carers and family members.
Researchers from Newcastle General Hospital have apparently studied the intervention and found it to be imnportant in encouraging both emotional and social expression. It will be interesting to see how long it takes for this kind of creative action to be translated from research into action in the UK...
Puppen Ziehen ins Altenheim
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