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Those of you familiar with Snoezelen will be delighted to learn that the Home now has its own Snoezelen room. Neophytes to Snoezelen will quickly recognize the benefits of this therapy. The term Snoezelen derives from two Dutch verbs: snuffelen (to seek out, sniff, explore) and doezelen (to relax). The concept was defined in the late 1970s by two Dutch therapists, who were impressed by the positive response of cognitively impaired clients to multi sensory stimulation. This discovery was the starting point for the highly effective therapy we have today. Snoezelen is a wonderful environment filled with sights, sounds, textures and aromas, which are used to stimulate, calm, relax or energize. In health care facilities, this controlled environment is usually created in a room dedicated to this therapy. Ideally, the room is easily darkened to maximize the impact of visual modalities. It helps, too, if the room is centrally located in the facility, so therapists can devote more time to therapy and spend less time portering residents to and from the activity. After careful consideration, we converted Paul Harris’s office on the first floor to our Snoezelen room. This office is centrally located, and because it is windowless, it is nice and dark. If you would like to learn more about Snoezelen, please call David Wainwright at ext. 280 or check out the website www.flaghouse.com/SnoezelenAL.asp
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