Corporate worship for people with dementia: rituals and sensory stimulation

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 s...

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Main Author: Wrigley-Carr, Robyn (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2021
In: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Year: 2021, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 206-222
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Australia / Geriatric home / Dementia / Ritual / Sensory stimulation / Worship service
RelBib Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CD Christianity and Culture
KBS Australia; Oceania
RG Pastoral care
ZA Social sciences
Further subjects:B Friedrich von Hügel
B sensory stimulation
B Rituals
B Corporate worship
B Dementia
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1552-8049
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15528030.2020.1837332