Manx Care has opened a ‘Dementia Friendly Lounge’ in Ward 6 at Noble’s Hospital.
Friends of Noble’s Hospital have funded chairs, recliners, curtains and activities including large piece jigsaws for the facility as part of the renovations, along with the redecoration of the room. T
The lounge has been developed to enable those with dementia to “feel safe within the environment, in a bid to reduce stress and anxiety, and to improve mood, confidence and self-esteem”.
The lounge directly opens onto a garden area where service users and their families can sit outside.
Lounge at Nobles
Manx Care has plans to introduce a timetable of activities including singing and reminiscence.
Rachel Taylor, Senior Ward Sister, said: “It’s been a fantastic project from start to finish and we’ve enjoyed developing the room for our service users and their families to enjoy.
“The team have really scrutinised every detail to make sure there are many “homely touches” and that the colour scheme is calming.
“This lounge offers respite and gets people away from the hustle and bustle of the wards – we can’t thank Friends of Noble’s Hospital enough for helping us generate such a positive and relaxing space for our long-term and short-term patients.”
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