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Dementia care


missing, NCI-UK sessions do not appear to achieve their goal of enhancing resident well-being. This sense of comfort is all- encompassing and infuses everything that occurs within Namaste Care. This comfort is achieved by the


environment as well as through the actions of staff members. This relative reflected on what she noticed about the sessions when visiting the home. “It was dark, and there are these sorts


of lights on the ceiling, but what really struck me were the people. There was a sense of quietness, it wasn’t quietness where people are all individually into themselves, because it was almost like they were part of something. I felt that they were… calm in a way that I hadn’t seen before and there was a sense of calmness.”


Dedicated vs. temporary namaste care space Care homes were free to choose to dedicate a room permanently to Namaste Care or convert a space each day in which to run the sessions. Availability of space within a care home setting determined whether NCI-UK was delivered within a dedicated or temporary space. For example, one care home in our


research study had the availability of a room decorated as a tearoom which was rarely used so this became their permanent Namaste Care room. Other care homes had additional lounge spaces which were transformed into Namaste Care rooms as required. A room dedicated to Namaste Care


appeared to have the most positive experiences. This was reflected in the experience of visitors to the Namaste session. “The first impression was of a room well prepared. It was a room dedicated to


Residents in the Namaste Care environment were more able and more likely to engage with stimuli and experiences in the session with little direct input from staff


choices, the general mood, the whole thing had to be set up properly.”


Key components to Namaste Care environments All our participating care homes were provided with guidance on creating a space for NCI-UK sessions and the type of components and equipment required. Along with training sessions, a list of key environmental elements which had been derived from existing practice and literature was shared with care homes before they began setting up their Namaste Care space. The availability and use of key


Namaste… There had been a great attention to detail. The place was warm, sweet smelling and colourful in a subdued way. It was kind of a welcoming cave.” One advantage of having a dedicated


space was that it could be decorated specifically for Namaste Care and all homes took advantage of this, incorporating staff into decision-making and activity to decorate the room. “For me the room…was very


important, especially when it’s (upstairs) where there is a little bit more noise. So the challenge was how can we create a calm and tranquil atmosphere that the staff will gravitate to and feel comfortable in? So there was a lot of thought that went in to that...the colour


components within the Namaste Care space is an important aspect of making Namaste sessions work successfully for both staff and residents. Creating the space first and foremost


enables key components to be identified and provided. These key components are distinct from the items of equipment used by residents as part of engagement activities during the session. Key components include:


Natural light Care homes involved in the study differed with regard to their access to natural light and outside views. Two of the care homes had small Namaste Care rooms, overlooking gardens or good views. Both of these homes utilised this to good effect, by thinking about how to incorporate the natural light and views into their Namaste sessions. A member of the research team made the following observation: “They have lots of natural light from


the windows on one side of the room which looks out onto a garden. They have very thoughtfully put interesting objects such as coloured windmills in the garden and bird feeders for people to look out on. The seating is arranged to enable people to see out of the windows or face each other, or to view other stimuli like the bubble machine.” In the other homes, where Namaste


spaces were upstairs or with limited external views, they focused on using sensory lighting to create the relaxing


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