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The ''Daily Sparkle'' is a daily reminiscence newspaper for people living with dementia and the elderly. Designed to be a stimulating and inspirational resource, it is used in over 6,000 care settings throughout the UK, and is the country's most used resource for the frail elderly and people with dementia. It features a variety of reminiscence content, with regular 'recalling the past' columns, such as 'On This Day' and 'Do You Remember?', and covers numerous products, brands, cultural icons, music, cars, people and day-to-day miscellany from the last 80 years or so. == History and background == Founded in 2009, The Daily Sparkle was created after founder Chris Harding went to visit a friend of his who had become ill and went into a nursing home. When visiting him, he was distressed to see his normally active friend, together with a room full of others, sitting in a comatose silence, while staff went about fulfilling their daily tasks. Within two months, Harding had left his job and was focusing fully on how he could create a stimulating, enjoyable and fun daily life experience for older people in care. Initially, Harding started working in care homes presenting activity sessions, called 'Everyday Miracles', which featured a variety of music, quizzes, exercises and singalongs, while also studying Reminiscence Therapy with Bernie Arigho at the Reminiscence Centre in London. However, after two years, Harding became frustrated that his team would only be invited to present its Variety Hour sessions once a month, and was concerned about what was being done to entertain and stimulate residents in the meantime. In looking for ways to provide inspiration and enjoyment every day, he visited homes in Australia, New Zealand, America and Europe and eventually came up with the idea of a daily reminiscence newspaper, a customised and personalised resource, which focused on including "old news" listings to encourage reminiscence, brain games for mind fitness such as puzzles, quizzes, stimulating questions and entertainment. Harding says: "I believe passionately that the elderly and those with dementia deserve the absolute best. In their later years it is vital we work as hard as we can to keep their minds active and engaged and ensure their daily lives are filled with stimulating, enjoyable and interesting experiences." The Sparkles are published every day, while a monthly magazine also brings together content from the month with new activities and ideas. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daily Sparkle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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