Description
Book SynopsisCreating dementia-friendly communities can give people with dementia the chance to continue meaningful lives with reciprocal personal relationships. Underpinning successful dementia-friendly communities is an awareness of people with dementia as active citizens and the importance of supporting engagement in community life.
This book offers an overview of the dementia-friendly communities movement, showing the many benefits of this approach. It describes community initiatives from across the globe, such as Dementia Friends, memory cafes, and creative engagement with the arts through organizations like TimeSlips. This compassionate book tells another story about dementia, away from negative stereotypes. This alternative approach claims people can retain a sense of dignity, hold onto hope, sustain meaningful relationships, and live with a sense of purpose with support from their communities.
Trade ReviewWith her deep empathy, humor and vast knowledge, Susan McFadden and the people living with dementia whose words she spotlights, explore the real losses of dementia while showing that grit, spirit and personhood endure - and why our communities can make all the difference. -- Beth Soltzberg, MSW, MBA Founder/Director, Alzheimer’s/Related Disorders Family Support Program Jewish Family & Children's Service
Table of ContentsPreface
Part 1: Telling a New Story
1. The Current Situation
2. A Brief Introduction to Dementia
3. From Senility and Stigma to Citizenship
Part 2: Hearing Their Voices
4. People Living with Dementia Tell a New Story
5. Dementia Advocacy and Activism
Part 3: Friendship and Community Inclusion
6. Accompanying Friends Through the Journey of Dementia
7. Reimagining Community
8. Creating Dementia-Friendly and Inclusive Communities
Part 4: Creativity and the Human Spirit
9. Arts and Artists in Dementia-Friendly and Inclusive Communities
10. Spiritual Connections
Part 5: Embracing the New Story11. Sustaining Dignity, Hope, and Meaning in the Time of Dementia
