Spark of Life in Action

Spark of Life Club Program in Action

Watch Ces who had dementia & had not spoken for 12 months begin to speak again & engage with others around him through the Spark of Life Club Program:

Watch as Rita recovers her dormant language in a beautiful interaction with Jane Verity:

Spark of Life Education in Action

Elsa’s story – bringing alive Tom Kitwood’s Malignant Social Psychology in role play by Jane Verity:

Elsa’s story

Spark of Life in a Care Setting

The Miracle Maintenance Man

‘As a Spark of Life Master Practitioner, I have seen first-hand how incredibly transformative this model is for people with dementia. Whilst many other programs focus on the person’s short-coming, their disabilities, this innovative program focuses on the person’s abilities and opens up for the possibility of improvement and re-enablement!
I have seen people with dementia show improvement in their ability to focus, participate in a conversation, engage with those around them, make choices and decisions, be creative and contribute in the most wonderful ways. This improvement can occur in a very short space of time, and it works because the program focuses on relationship-building between the person with dementia and the person supporting them.’

Tania Hammond Registered Nurse and Spark of Life Master Practitioner, Cummins & District Memorial Hospital and Miroma Place Hostel, Cummins, SA, Aged Care Portfolio Nurse for Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, South Australia