Kempten-Museum delights seniors with dementia: an unforgettable experience!

Kempten-Museum delights seniors with dementia: an unforgettable experience!

In the Kempten Museum, a special leadership recently took place, which is specifically geared towards the needs of people with dementia. The event entitled "Searching for Traces in the Museum" enjoyed great popularity and has already been awarded a prize. Various specialists were involved in this initiative, including Dr. Kerstin Batzel, the head of museum education, as well as experts from the Kempten University of Applied Sciences and the department for dementia and nursing.

The participants could travel through the exhibition, revive old memories and be activated by targeted sensual impulses such as music and visual representations. Classic melodies such as waltzes and rock’n’roll ensured that the senior citizens witnessed and experienced how music can have a positive effect on their mood. "You should think more about music again," said an enthusiastic visitor during the tour.

inclusion of the senses and positive memories

The guides Gabi Fackler and Anja Scheidl made sure to communicate in simple language and incorporate frequent breaks. In this way, those present were able to respond to memories and to talk to each other. The atmosphere was relaxed and the large number of impressions promoted the well -being of the participants. "Well -being, beautiful memories and a nice cooperation should be the goal," said Barbara Guranti from the specialist office for caring relatives.

A central knowledge from this event is that people with dementia should be trusted a lot. According to Kathrin Lörch-Merkle from the department for dementia and nursing Swabia, many of the participants are highly competent and benefit from such activities. Nevertheless, well -prepared accompaniment is important in order to avoid negative sensations and to be able to react to any emotionally challenging reactions.

collaboration and innovative concepts

With the concept, the increasing importance of inclusion in museum work is also pointed out. The development of a "museum case" by students from the Kempten University, who is specially designed for dementia patients, shows how important it is to enable those who can not personally come to the museum.

The Kempten Museum has been committed to the goal for years that, regardless of their skills, every person can be part of the cultural landscape. This successful initiative shows it impressive and could be a model for other facilities to develop similar programs.

For more information on events in the Kempten Museum and similar activities, interested parties can regularly attend the museum website or consult the event calendar. This form of participation is not only valuable for people with dementia, but also enriches the community in total as reported .