New garden in Battersea Park aims to help people with dementia
Engagement with nature and gardening drives behaviours that reduce the risks of with dementia, delaying the onset, slowing the decline and reducing social isolation, according to Thrive.It is hoped health and social care providers will welcome the garden and the "support" it will bring to the local community.
The garden also aims to help develop more professionally trained Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH) practitioners by being used as a resource within Thrive's STH courses.STH is "invaluable" for people with early onset dementia, said Ms McDonald, who is a Thrive STH practitioner. "Whilst people with dementia may not be able to remember their tasks, the feelings last longer than the memories," she added.
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