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Dementia: Sensory Stimulation for Persons with Dementia

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Sensory stimulation refers to using different techniques to stimulate the 5 senses, namely sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch.

Providing persons with dementia the means to express themselves when they can no longer do so with words.

Sensory stimulation can:

  1. Increase alertness and/or
  2. Calm the person down and help him/her to relax.

Sensory stimulation aims to increase alertness, reduce agitation, and enhance quality of life.

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2021/10/20
2024/02/27
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