Research

Montessori for Dementia, Disability and Ageing applies evidence-based strategies to support elders, persons living with dementia, their families, care partners and communities.

The impact of Montessori-based programmes on individuals with dementia living in residential aged care: A systematic review

Citation: Yan Z, Traynor V, Alananzeh I, Drury P, Chang HR. The impact of montessori-based programmes on individuals with dementia living in residential aged care: A systematic review. Dementia (London). 2023 Aug;22(6):1259-1291. doi: 10.1177/14713012231173817. Epub 2023 May 13. PMID: 37177991; PMCID: PMC10336713.

ImpactMontessoriProgrammes.pdf

Montessori improved cognitive domains in adults with Alzheimer's disease

Citation: Vance D, Johns R. Montessori Improved Cognitive Domains in Adults with Alzheimer's Disease. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics. 20(3-4) July 2009 DOI:10.1080/J148v20n03_02.

ImprovedCongitiveDomains.pdf

Effects of intergenerational Montessori-based activities programming on engagement of nursing home residents with dementia

Citation: Lee M, Camp C, Malone M. Effects of intergenerational Montessori-based activities programming on engagement of nursing home residents with dementia. Clin Interv Aging. 2007;2(3):477-83. PMID: 18044197; PMCID: PMC2685273.

IntergenerationalActivities.pdf

Montessori-based activities for long-term care residents with advanced dementia: Effects on engagement and affect

Citation: Orsulic-Jeras S, Judge K, Camp C. Montessori-based activities for long-term care residents with advanced dementia: effects on engagement and affect, The Gerontologist, Volume 40, Issue 1, 1 February 2000, Pages 107–111, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/40.1.107

EngagementAffect.pdf

Intersection between person-centred practice and Montessori for dementia and ageing in residential aged care

Citation: Woolford M, et al. Intersection between person-centred practice and Montessori for dementia and ageing in residential aged care, Age and Ageing, Volume 53, Issue 10, October 2024, afae217, https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae217

PersonCentredPractice.pdf

Montessori mealtimes for dementia: A pathway to person-centred care

Citation: Cartwright J, Roberts K, Oliver E, Bennett M, Whitworth A. Montessori mealtimes for dementia: A pathway to person-centred care. Dementia. 2022;21(4):1098-1119. doi:10.1177/14713012211057414 

Mealtimes.pdf

Unlocking the benefits of Montessori-based reading activities in nursing home: A multiple baseline study on groups of individuals with severe dementia

Citation: Bourgeois C, Brigaud E, Louis E, et al. Unlocking the benefits of Montessori-based reading activities in nursing home: A multiple baseline study on groups of individuals with severe dementia. Dementia. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/14713012241270805 

ReadingActivities.pdf

Through the Montessori looking-glass: Barriers to implementing a Montessori-based intervention

Citation: Janssen, L. M., Kinney, J. M., & Farfsing, K. M. (2020). Through the Montessori Looking-Glass: Barriers to Implementing a Montessori-Based Intervention. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 40(9), 1105-1109. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464820938270 (Original work published 2021) 

Barriers.pdf

Montessori-based approach for Alzheimers' and dementia: Handbook for implementation in an Adult Day Care Program

Citation: Rodrigues A. Montessori-based approach for Alzheimers' and dementia: Handbook for implementation in an Adult Day Care Program. Innov Aging. 2024 Dec 31;8(Suppl 1):1208. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igae098.3867. PMCID: PMC11692101. 

AdultDayCare.pdf