Benefits Of Sensory Garden For Dementia. For people with alzheimer s disease the benefits of dementia sensory gardens are even greater. Gardening offers a wide variety of benefits for people of all ages and those with dementia. To river torrens 7 n.
Gardening offers a wide variety of benefits for people of all ages and those with dementia. Resthaven paradise international dementia excellence award winner 2012.
There are many gardening activities which could involve the person living with dementia whatever their disabilities.
This study offers a review of the research addressing benefits of sensory gardens therapeutic horticulture horticultural therapy and other purposeful use of plants in dementia care. It may be used as a calming place and as a gentle way to stimulate the senses. It s this therapeutic effect that gardens have that can make them an ideal place for dementia sufferers to spend time in as they can be designed to be a sensory space. This type of environment can become a place where children with autism and other sensory processing disorders feel safe and comfortable in exploring their senses without feeling.
