Reminiscing
Remembering and
Living with a progressive condition like dementia can sometimes feel like you’re fighting a losing battle and can be hard not just for the person coping with it, but also their family and friends around them.
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At The Porterbrook Care Home in Crosspool, Sheffield, they understand that every day is different for people with dementia and so strive to help their residents find themselves again through exceptional care and companionship.
personalised daily care plans made from contributions by the individuals and their families.
Dementia can affect the short term memory yet most can reminisce for hours about the past. To stimulate the brain and keep conversation flowing, they offer a wide range of meaningful activities with something for everyone. For those with language issues, The
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For more information about The Porterbrook Care Home, visit their website
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With a specialist dementia team who are all fully trained Dementia Friends champions, The Porterbrook staff look past the condition and see that there is more to their residents than dementia, encouraging and supporting them throughout their stay. They know that no two people are the same; they each have their own unique personality, life history and likes or dislikes. They also understand that dementia can not only bring overwhelming change and uncertainty, but also practical and emotional struggles. With the well-being, happiness and comfort of their residents The Porterbrook’s main priority, they encourage, support and nurture through excellent residential and respite care. This includes
Porterbrook use music therapy which works the right side of the brain that hasn’t been lost to the disease. With a baby grand piano and a karaoke machine for residents to use, they also work with dementia music charity, Lost Chord, with regular sing-a-long visits that bring back memories from days gone by. Keeping active in the fresh air is beneficial to both physical and mental health and relieves tension and anxiety. The Porterbrook have a gardening club where they invite local schoolchildren to help the elderly while pottering about in the private secure garden. Many residents may have been homemakers whose families have relied on them for many years. To instil that sense of pride back, the staff allow residents to help in their new home with small tasks like setting the table, folding laundry or re-enacting cleaning tasks with a water spray and duster. And taking them back to their childhoods, The Porterbrook also work with external activity groups such as Smiles Ponies and Zoo Lab where Shetland ponies and exotic animals are brought into the care home for the residents to see and handle.
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