Pastoral care of problematic Alzheimer's disease and dementia affected residents in a long-term care setting.
Pastoral caregivers face many challenges in providing ministry to institutional persons with dementia. This article describes the psychosocial perspective of Bowlby concerning the management of persons with dementia and a pastoral care ministry based on it. Specific pastoral programs and interventions are described. The article contains four case studies and concludes with reflections concerning the chaplain's ministry.
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Greenwich Chaplaincy Services, Greenwich, CT, USA.
D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000523:psychology*; D010327:Pastoral Care; D014481:United States