Dutch Green Farms: A systematic review of dementia care in the Netherlands

This project will be an in-depth Systematic Review of the current literature surrounding the topic of Dutch Green Care Farms. Dutch Green Care farms are a new, innovative approach to Dementia Care primarily in the Netherlands, which work to address a person-centered approach while maintaining and improving the functional abilities of residents with dementia through involving them in daily routines.These daily routines focus on the capabilities of the residents rather than the limitations and involve tasks such as walking, agriculture (for example gardening, feeding animals etc.), and plenty of outdoor activities to increase the physical activity of this vulnerable population. During this systematic review, we will address the literature gaps in this subject, that are a result of scarce research being done on Green Care Farms and will address how these farms may help to improve the quality of life of individuals living with dementia, while also comparing them to the traditional model of dementia care which is primarily focused and based on the medical model. TBC

Faculty Supervisor:

Carole Estabrooks

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Partner:

Maastricht University

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Alberta

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