553 - A promising Dutch initiative for highly intelligent seniors affected by dementia: a qualitative evaluation of Studiegroepen day time activities in long term care

Background: Long term care organisations in the Netherlands organize day time activities for people with dementia who receive care at home to prevent burden of informal caregivers. Clients with dementia that are characterised as highly educated and/or highly intelligent often refuse to participate in such activities. Boredom, a lack of association with and unwillingness to mix with other participants are often reported. In 2006, the spiritual counselling department of long term care organisation Respect, The Hague, started with Studiegroepen (pronounced ‘ studee-groo-pen’ , study groups). This... Mehr ...