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8th March 2010
The company
that developed a range of books for dementia sufferers is planning to launch a
thought-provoking DVD aimed at care home residents. Pictures To
Share, a community interest company based in The idea is
to provide stimulating images, at a pace suitable for dementia sufferers, that
can be shown in residents’ lounges. The DVD
will feature themed images set to music – for example images of the countryside
and of childhood – as well as well-known poems read by the actress Fiona
Phillips. One of the
poems read by the actress, whose father suffers from dementia, is William
Wordsworth’s Daffodils. The images will be a mixture of old and new, some in
black and white and some in colour. Helen Bate,
managing director of Pictures To Share, said: “The DVD will be aimed at care
home managers – it’s something they can easily play in residents’ lounges
instead of putting on the television which is often too fast-paced for
residents with dementia to take in.” The DVD
will be available from the summer once full testing has been carried out. For more
information see www.picturestoshare.co.uk
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