RT Article
T1 Corporate worship for people with dementia: rituals and sensory stimulation
JF Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
VO 33
IS 2
SP 206
OP 222
A1 Wrigley-Carr, Robyn
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1752718844
AB This article explores ways of making chapel services more accessible and meaningful for people with dementia through rituals and sensory stimulation. I was a participant-observer for 6 months at weekly chapel services at an aged care home in Sydney, Australia, and interviewed residents after those services. I also led small group sessions where residents engaged in ‘Ignatian meditation’ on a Biblical narrative. The theoretical schema for this research is von Hügel’s three 'Elements of Religion.' The best way to respond to the diminution of the 'Intellectual Element' for people with dementia is to increase the attention and nurture we give to the other two “Elements” - the 'Mystical' and the 'Institutional.' Focusing particularly upon the 'Institutional Element' through rituals and sensory stimulation can enhance experiences of God for people with dementia during corporate worship.
K1 sensory stimulation
K1 Rituals
K1 Friedrich von Hügel
K1 Dementia
K1 Corporate worship
DO 10.1080/15528030.2020.1837332