Karen Breese

Patients living with dementia are benefiting from knitted octopuses originally designed for premature babies

13 May 2020 Patients living with dementia at Shropshire’s acute hospital are benefitting from an initiative which provides knitted and crocheted octopuses to premature babies. The cuddly aquatic creatures are produced by the charity ‘Octopus for a Preemie’ as a novel way of comforting premature babies as it’s thought that gripping the soft tentacles might remind early term newborns of [...]

Patients living with dementia are benefiting from knitted octopuses originally designed for premature babiesClaire Dunn2020-05-15T11:18:04+01:00

Patients benefit from additional Dementia-friendly clocks

17 December 2019 More dementia-friendly clocks have arrived at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Patients living with dementia can become confused when in an unfamiliar environment, such as visiting outpatients for appointments. Thanks to the fundraising efforts of the community, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s Charity (SaTH Charity) has been able to purchase new dementia friendly clocks to help [...]

Patients benefit from additional Dementia-friendly clocksClaire Dunn2019-12-17T15:23:01+00:00

Patients living with dementia are benefiting from doll therapy

29 October 2018 Patients living with dementia at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are being comforted with the help of specialist dolls. From left, Ruth Smith (Matron) and Karen Breese (Dementia Nurse Specialist) The image of an older person cuddling and singing to a doll might seem unusual at first, but the Dementia Team at The Shrewsbury and Telford [...]

Patients living with dementia are benefiting from doll therapyClaire Dunn2018-10-29T14:47:21+00:00