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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Nursing home's therapeutic garden a boon for residents

Source Website: https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/nursing-homes-therapeutic-garden-boon-residents
By Janice Tai, The New Paper, 25 September 2018 at 06:00 am


Nursing home resident Tan Soo Siam (far left), 72, says it is much nicer in the therapeutic garden than indoors.
PHOTO: Nursing home resident Tan Soo Siam (far left), 72, says it is much nicer in the therapeutic garden than indoors.
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At the rooftop garden of the NTUC Health nursing home in Jurong West, residents can brush their hands against textured and coloured plants, smell them and even eat some of them.

To the uninitiated, this may look like any other garden.

It is, however, the first garden in a nursing home here developed as a therapeutic garden, in consultation with the National Parks Board (NParks).

Such gardens are designed, using science-based principles, to facilitate interactions with nature in a way that may improve the mental and psychosocial well-being of visitors and residents.


Home's therapeutic garden a boon for residents
PHOTO: Home's therapeutic garden a boon for residents
(From left) Mr Tan Soo Siam, 72, with volunteers Ke Sau Keau (side view), 73, and Connie Ho, 64, as well as fellow resident Quek Chin Long, 78, at the rooftop garden of the NTUC Health nursing home in Jurong West. It is the first garden in a nursing home here developed as a therapeutic garden, in consultation with the National Parks Board.
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Last year, NParks released a guide on the design of therapeutic landscapes, particularly for the elderly and people with dementia. These design guidelines include the type of plants to be used in a therapeutic garden, its amenities and layout as well as its signage.

The NTUC Health nursing home, for instance, uses a trellis to act as a destination point so residents can easily find their way. It also doubles up as a shaded area as residents living with dementia may not recognise that they are feeling warm while in the garden.

The natural bamboo musical instruments installed among the plants are aimed at stimulating residents' sense of hearing and improving their motor and coordination skills as they create music in the garden.


The natural bamboo musical instruments installed among the plants are aimed at stimulating residents' sense of hearing and improving their motor and coordination skills as they create music in the garden.
PHOTO: The natural bamboo musical instruments installed among the plants are aimed at stimulating residents' sense of hearing and improving their motor and coordination skills as they create music in the garden.
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NTUC Health's principal occupational therapist Benjamin Lim said residents at the home participate in therapeutic activities, such as scent bag making or plant propagation.

Those who have taken part in such sessions have improved their motor, sensory and cognitive perceptual skills, said Mr Lim.

Resident Tan Soo Siam, 72, enjoys the social aspect of communal gardening.

Said Mr Tan: "I hang around with friends here, and it is much better out here than in the room."


Your health will benefit from letting nature into your awareness as often as you can, any way you can.
PHOTO: Your health will benefit from letting nature into your awareness as often as you can, any way you can. Watch the ever-changing shapes of clouds, admire trees, listen to the wind and look at the moon, at birds, at mountains. When you do, remember that you are part of nature, connected through it to something larger than yourself. - Andrew Weil, M.D.
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Gardens are designed, using science-based principles, to facilitate interactions with nature in a way that may improve the mental and psychosocial well-being of visitors and residents.
PHOTO: Gardens are designed, using science-based principles, to facilitate interactions with nature in a way that may improve the mental and psychosocial well-being of visitors and residents.
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Those who have taken part in therapeutic activities have improved their motor, sensory and cognitive perceptual skills.
PHOTO: Those who have taken part in therapeutic activities have improved their motor, sensory and cognitive perceptual skills. NParks released a guide on the design of therapeutic landscapes, particularly for the elderly and people with dementia.
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NTUC Health nursing home in Jurong West is the first garden in a nursing home here developed as a therapeutic garden, in consultation with the National Parks Board (NParks).
PHOTO: NTUC Health nursing home in Jurong West is the first garden in a nursing home here developed
as a therapeutic garden, in consultation with the National Parks Board (NParks).
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NParks embark on two research studies, in collaboration with NUS and KTPH
PHOTO: NParks embark on two research studies, in collaboration with NUS and KTPH:
Park Prescription examines the positive effects of physical activity in parks with clinical research;
Horticultural Therapy investigates the effects of parks and gardening on the mental health of the elderly.
Mr Lee Kuan Yew greened up Singapore as he felt strongly that “a blighted urban landscape, a concrete jungle destroys the human spirit. We need the greenery of nature to lift our spirits.”
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By Janice Tai, The New Paper, 25 September 2018 at 06:00 am
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Monday, September 25, 2017

Therapeutic garden to improve mental well-being

Source Website: http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/therapeutic-garden-improve-mental-well-being
By Felicia Choo, The New Paper, The Straits Time, 20 September 2017 at 06:00 am


The therapeutic garden at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.
PHOTO: The therapeutic garden at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.
Designing parks for the ageing population was one of the ideas raised by participants at the SGfuture engagement series. This new therapeutic garden will aid in the successful ageing of Singaporeans and also serve as a reference for future therapeutic gardens across Singapore. NParks has plans to develop a network of these gardens in more parks such as Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park. This network of therapeutic gardens is also one of the initiatives under the Action Plan for Successful Ageing report announced by the Ministerial Committee on Ageing last year.
Beyond the elderly, all visitors will be able to enjoy these therapeutic gardens in our public parks as they are designed to bring about restorative effects to our mental well-being. [3]
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New garden opens in Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.

Called a therapeutic garden, it was designed by the National Parks Board (NParks) to provide respite and improve the mental well-being of visitors.


The therapeutic garden at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.
PHOTO: The therapeutic garden at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.
With its fragrant and textured plants surrounding a fitness area and benches, a new garden in Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park aims to do more than just please the senses.
Posted by Felicia Choo, The New Paper, The Straits Time, 20 September 2017 at 06:00 am
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Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park (Pond Gardens)
PHOTO: Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park (Pond Gardens)
The Therapeutic Garden at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park is situated near the pond gardens and was launched on 19 September 2017. The garden is specially designed to engage the senses with a landscape of plants divided into four zones: Fragrance zone, Biodiversity zone, Edibles and Medicinal zone and Colours and Textures zone.
Location: Along Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 (After junction of Marymount Road, Opp Block 223). [2]
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This and another garden in Tiong Bahru Park that have wheelchair-friendly fitness stations and planters that are sloped or of different heights opened yesterday.


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PHOTO: The garden is specially designed to engage the senses with a landscape of plants divided into zones. [2]
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Together with the first therapeutic garden launched at HortPark in May last year, the gardens are part of the Action Plan for Successful Ageing announced in 2015.


HortPark
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The first therapeutic garden in Singapore was launched at HortPark on 14 May 2016. This garden has a restorative zone and a complementary activities zone. It is a restful garden with ample shade, wind chimes, water features and an intensive landscape of fascinating and familiar plants to awaken the senses. [2]
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Activities such as nature art and gardening aim to stimulate participants' senses and memories through interaction with nature, and encourage motor and hand-eye coordination.

"Families don't have many good places to take the elderly with dementia," said Mr Stephen Chan, centre manager and occupational therapist at the Alzheimer's Disease Association

"But when they are in a garden, they are in a safe space, and there is room for the family to mingle and for the elderly person to walk around."

He pointed out features, such as a distinct walking path and brightly coloured signs that are designed for those with dementia.


The therapeutic gardens at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park designed for families to take the elderly with dementia.
PHOTO: The therapeutic gardens at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park designed for families to take the elderly with dementia. When they are in a garden, they are in a safe space, and there is room for the family to mingle and for the elderly person to walk around. The distinct walking path and brightly coloured signs are designed for those with dementia.
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Each garden and its programmes cost $500,000, with construction firm Woh Hup funding the development of the 900 sq m garden in Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park through the Garden City Fund.

NParks has also collaborated with the National University Health System to conduct studies on the effects of therapeutic horticulture on the elderly.

One study last year found that of 69 elderly residents in Jurong, those who engaged in such horticulture were more satisfied with life and felt more socially connected.

They were at less risk of depression and inflammation-associated diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.


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By Felicia Choo, The New Paper, The Straits Time, 20 September 2017 at 06:00 am



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[1]  Felicia Choo, The Straits Time, Therapeutic garden to improve mental well-being, posted on 20 September 2017 at 06:00 am, http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/therapeutic-garden-improve-mental-well-being

[2] National Parks Board, Therapeutic Gardens, Last updated on 21 September 2017, https://www.nparks.gov.sg/gardens-parks-and-nature/therapeutic-gardens

[3] National Parks Board, NParks launches Singapore’s first therapeutic garden in a public park to provide respite and improve mental well-being, posted on 14May 2016, https://www.nparks.gov.sg/news/2016/5/launch-of-therapeutic-garden-at-hortpark
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