title: Soothing the senses.
abstract: The Namaste programme is a systematic method of treating people with advanced dementia. It uses sensory approaches - such as massage and aromatherapy - to reach people who are often overlooked at the end of their lives. Here, nurses in south London care homes explain how it has brought comfort and pleasure to the'silent residents' and made nursing more purposeful and rewarding.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trueland
mesh_terms: D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans