Background Seventy percent of people with advanced dementia live and die in care homes.
Multisensory approaches, such as Namaste Care, have been developed to improve the …

Objectives To assess the quality of research evidence for the different activity components
for the psycho-social Namaste Care intervention for care home residents with advanced …

Introduction Many people living with advanced dementia live and die in nursing care homes.
The quality of life, care and dying experienced by these people is variable. Namaste Care is …

Introduction The End-of-Life Namaste Care Program for People with Dementia, challenges
the misconception that people with dementia are a 'shell'; it provides a holistic approach …

Background: Meaningful engagement has been described as active participation based on
a person's interests, preferences, personhood, or perceived value. It has many benefits for …

Care homes can struggle to provide optimal care for residents with advanced dementia.
Namaste Care provides a structured daily programme of physical, sensory and emotional …

Background Residents living and dying in long-term care (LTC) homes represent one of
society's most frail and marginalized populations of older adults, particularly those residents …

Background In the United Kingdom most people with advanced dementia die in care homes.
Families judge quality of life and end of life as poor. The Namaste Care programme …

Background: Increasing numbers of older people with advanced dementia are cared for in
care homes. No cure is available, so research focused on improving quality of life and …

This scoping review focused on the existing scholarly literature exploring sensory
interventions and immersive environments developed for, and used by, older adults living …