“Sensory Garden Engages Residents with Dementia to Touch, Smell their Surroundings,” iadvanceseniorcare.com

“Port Macquarie, near Sydney, Australia, has created a dementia-friendly garden whose winding paths, walls, bushes, water fountain and encourage visitors to reach out and touch nature ….sensory experiences can awaken the memory centers of the brain and engage residents in responses that are both emotional and physical.” https://www.iadvanceseniorcare.com/news-item/memory-care/sensory-garden-engages-residents-dementia-touch-smell-their-surroundings?utm_campaign=Philly&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=56043425&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9YefIs-5djmhxAFRcz9OjVhcHwUN7z6VzmXOSVMA61CXxW7fI5uzKZnZDUy0XJnm3donq9Mus3bAm7WQGH-Rb6a6OzZg&_hsmi=56043425