Meaningful Moments of Connection: How People Affected by Dementia and Their Carers Living at Home Understand, Interpret and Experience Everyday Aesthetics

Our findings show these self-identified experiences span multiple physical and psychological domains of everyday life, each of which acts to support the personhood and identity of the person living with dementia. We suggest that development of a new model of care based on everyday aesthetic needs and informed by people affected by dementia, might bridge the gap between theory and practice in person-centred care. Going forward, developing care practices and support systems which focus on identifying and fulfilling the aesthetic needs of people living with dementia may offer a novel way to enhancing independence and personal well-being.