Forget me not: the spiritual care of people with Alzheimer's Disease.
This article observes that many clergy do not seem to understand the importance of ministry to persons with dementia. New understandings about the relationship between dementia and spirituality are presented and theological foundations explored. The article ends with a discussion of pastoral strategies that are important in this ministry.
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General Hospital of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010327:Pastoral Care; D012068:Religion and Medicine