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Ron Abbott, 85, is sitting on a bench in the courtyard garden of a Sheffield hospital with what looks like a baby seal on his knee. He is looking into its eyes, lost in a world, then he brushes its whiskers and tickles its nose with a slow finger. "Itchy-itchy-itchy-coo," he says. The seal wriggles, gazes back at him and makes small, seal-like noises. Abbott's smile shows his pleasure.
Beside him is Claire Jepson, an occcupational therapist at The Grange, an NHS specialist assessment unit for dementia patients.
One of the biggest challenges staff face during the four- to eight-week assessment period is managing distressed and disturbed behaviour. Medication is one recourse. Paro is another.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jul/08/paro-robot-seal-dementia-patients-nhs-japan
Beside him is Claire Jepson, an occcupational therapist at The Grange, an NHS specialist assessment unit for dementia patients.
One of the biggest challenges staff face during the four- to eight-week assessment period is managing distressed and disturbed behaviour. Medication is one recourse. Paro is another.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jul/08/paro-robot-seal-dementia-patients-nhs-japan