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KILMEADAN, COUNTY WATERFORD, IRELAND
Cullenagh Farm
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KILMEADAN, COUNTY WATERFORD, IRELAND
Cullenagh Farm
art is a harmony parallel with nature ~ Paul Cezan
Located in the picturesque County Waterford countryside on the banks of the River Dawn, Cullenagh Farm provides social farming, therapeutic riding and one on one nature based therapies. The stables also welcomes DIY livery customers.
I am BHS qualified and a registered health care professional with over ten year’s experience working in both community and hospital settings. I have integrated my experience in the field of social therapy and group work into farm based ecotherapy.For further information, please contact me, Evie, at : 083 8770992 or by message to this page.
List of research studies on the effects of Care Farms for people living with dementia (each citation includes an abstract)
Bruin, S.R. et al. (2015). Green Care Farms: An innovative type of adult day service to stimulate social participation of people with dementia. Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine, Open Access, pages 1-10.
Link: http://ggm.sagepub.com/content/1/2333721415607833.abstract
Bruin et al. (2010). The concept of green care farms for older people with dementia: An integrative framework. Dementia, 9(1), 79-128.
Link: http://dem.sagepub.com/content/9/1/79.abstract
Bruin et al. (2009). Day care at green care farms: A novel way to stimulate dietary intake of community-dwelling older people with dementia? The Journal of Nutrition, Health, & Aging, 14(5), 352-357.
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20424801
Bruin et al. (2009). Green care farms promote activity among elderly people with dementia. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 23, 368-389.
Link: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02763890903327275#.V0R_oWOWnlQ
de Boer et al. (2015). Living at the farm, innovative nursing home care for people with dementia - study protocol of an observational longitudinal study. BMC Geriatrics, 15, 1-9. [Open Access]
Link: http://bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12877-015-0141-x
Elings, M. Effects of Care Farms: Scientific research on the benefits of care farms for clients (pages 34-37 under the heading: Older people with dementia). Plant research international. Wageningen, UR.
Link: http://www.carefarminguk.org/sites/carefarminguk.org/files/Effects_of_care_farms_Elings.pdf
Hassink et al. (2010). Care farms in the Netherlands: Attractive empowerment-oriented and strengths-based practices in the community. Health & Place, 16, 423-430.
Link: http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/20079675
Schols & van der Schriek-van Meel (2006). Day care for demented elderly in a dairy farm setting: Positive first impressions. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 7, 456-459.
Link: http://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(06)00302-1/abstract
The list will be updated over time.