As part of Dementia Awareness Week, Munhaven Care Home, in Mundesley, hold a 1960s day. Staff member Julie Payne looking at some old records with residents Alice Everton 98 and Margaret Curtis 89.
PHOTO: ANTONY KELLY
Munhaven care home in Mundesley holds 1960s day to mark Dementia Awareness week
Thursday, May 24, 2012
6:02 PM
Hippies, Mary Quant mini skirts and good old prawn cocktail helped take residents in a north Norfolk care home on a nostalgic trip back to the 1960s today.
Munhaven, in Mundesley, staged a back-to-the-60s day as part of national Dementia Awareness Week.
Staff dressed in costumes of the period and some of the 19 residents, many of whom have dementia, got into the hippy Flower Power spirit of the day with a few blooms in their hair and face painting.
Staff member Julie Payne said they wanted to mark the week with something active and positive which would benefit residents and be fun.
“Often something from the past will trigger them to remember a lot of memories of their lives and the way things were, and they start chatting and remembering songs,” said Mrs Payne.
“We chose the 1960s because a lot of the residents were bringing up their children then and were leading busy lives - and a lot happened in the 60s.”
Previous theme days on Dad’s Army and holiday camps had been very successful and had caused a lot of laughter, she added.
Among staff costumes were Andy Pandy and Teddy, from 60s’ children’s TV favourite show Watch with Mother, and reggae supremo Bob Marley.
During the day residents and staff also sampled sweets from the past, including sweet peanuts, flying saucers and sweet tobacco.
And the home’s menus also featured retro favourites, such as coq au vin and baked Alaska.
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3 comments
it is claer that Daisy R is not a carer with indivdiduals living with a Dementia it is just as important to care about all needs not just personal care . its great to see that care is given on a social and emotional level too and that people with Dementia have quality care . we don't think that it's patronings when we enjoy music from of our youth as this brings back happy memories
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reader
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Maybe that's it Daisy R, the expected dribbling dementia masses scenario. will be attributed to getting stoned and high back in the day.....reefer madness!!!
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nrg
Thursday, May 24, 2012
In my experience those with dementia have very good recall of events from their past, it is the present, their grasp on routine tasks and their short term memory that is the problem. Whilst I do not refer to the home in the article, in general residential homes would do better keeping their care prices below those only affordable by the very wealthy and concentrating on good day to day care. I would rather take a long walk off a short cliff in old age than be subject to patronising squit like this. No amount of trilling 60s songs would amuse an old stoner.
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Daisy Roots
Thursday, May 24, 2012