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Health Sciences

Fostering Engagement: An Exploration of Innovative Dementia Environments From Four Countries

Saturday, November 16, 2024
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
Location: Room 213
CE: 1.5

Dementia is one of the major age-related diseases and challenges those affected, societies, as well as health care systems worldwide. In an effort to better meet the needs of people living with dementia (PlwD), innovative care concepts for community-dwelling PlwD, as well as those in need for long-term care are being developed worldwide. Aiming to strengthen independence and slow down the cognitive decline, efforts concentrate on continuously engaging PlwD in activities of daily life, despite a progression of the disease. This international symposium will provide five presentations on different innovative care environments in the community, which stimulate and support an active daily life of PlwD.
The first presentation dissects the care environment of Green Care Farms in the Netherlands and its effects on the engagement of residents. The second presentation discusses activity programming and self-directed behavior in Canadian long-term care. The third presentation presents social participation of PlwD in shared housing arrangements in Germany. The fourth presentation describes how the neighborhood-built environment can contribute to social health aspects for PlwD in German municipalities and the fifth presentation considers the feasibility and effectiveness of a virtual care farm activity in the United States.

Learning Objectives:

  • understand innovative care concepts for PlwD in the community, as well as in long-term care.
  • understand how the care environment as such can be used in order to stimulate a more active daily life of PlwD.
  • understand virtual interventions in dementia caregiving, their feasibility and challenges.

Presentations:

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    Exploring the Activating Effect of the Care Environment of Green Care Farms for People With Dementia

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Katharina Rosteius, M.Sc. – Maastricht Univeristy

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    Understanding Activity Engagement Experience Among Residents With Dementia in Long-Term Care Homes

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Ziying Zhang, MS. – Simon Fraser University

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    Social Participation of People Living With Dementia in German Shared-Housing Arrangements

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Karin Wolf-Ostermann, Dr., FGSA (she/her/hers) – University of Bremen

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    How Does the Neighborhood-Built Environment Contribute to Social Health for People Living With Dementia?

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Janissa Altona (she/her/hers) – Institute of Public Health and Nursing Research

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    Feasibility of a Virtual Care Farm for Older Adults With Cognitive and Physical Limitations

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Keith A. Anderson, PhD, FGSA – University of Mississippi