Book Therapy in Dementia Care

How can Book Therapy help in dementia care?

People with dementia have often spent a lifetime enjoying books, magazines and newspapers.

Looking at books can have many benefits ... if the books provided are suitably designed and if they are used in a supportive environment.

Our new guide, Pictures to Share Book Therapy in Dementia Care is now available.

This guide explains how Pictures to Share books can be used to support person-centred care by

  • encouraging meaningful communication with staff
  • helping residents to talk about their feelings and their history
  • allowing staff to learn more about residents and so improve their care
  • making visits more enjoyable for residents and their relatives
  • giving residents an everyday, easy and enjoyable activity

The guide explains how Pictures to Share books have been specially designed to engage those with dementia by the use of well-researched images and texts. It shows how all sorts of images can really work, not just the type of old photographs that are used so often in traditional reminiscence work.

This guide is a valuable resource for all care home staff, whether those involved in activity provision or those involved in dementia care on a day-to-day basis.

ISBN 978-0-9563818-0-4

£3.00

If you wish to order by post, please send the titles of the books you require, your name, address and e-mail/telephone number, together with a cheque for the correct amount made payable to Pictures to Share C.I.C. to:

Pictures to Share
Jupiter House, High Street, Tattenhall, Chester CH3 9PX

Please ensure you include £1.90 per item for any books in "Our books" and £2.95 for any books from the "Other book" section.

If you are a carer and you want some help with making the most of the books go to 'How to use the books'.