Research

How the Montessori for Ageing and Dementia Movement is Changing Care for Elders

Mandy Cheskis and Margaret Jarrell joined Greenspring Center for Lifelong Learning on their Voices of Montessori podcast to discuss Montessori for Aging and Dem...

AMI Staff | 11 April 2024
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Jennifer Brush Fulbright Specialist

Jennifer Brush Awarded Fulbright Specialist for Norway Montessori Project

Jennifer Brush | 15 February 2022
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Limiting Antipsychotic Drugs in Dementia

Antipsychotic drugs are often prescribed for people with dementia as an answer to the changes in their behaviour, despite the lack of evidence to support their ...

AMI Staff | 22 July 2021
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Intergenerational Montessori Program for Adults With Memory Concerns

A recent study published by Michelle Bourgeois and Jennifer Brush showed success in improving engagement and affect in older adults with mild memory concerns wh...

AMI Staff | 20 May 2021
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Positive Transformation in a Montessori Long-Term Care Household

Dr. Maria Montessori wrote that “joy, feeling one's own value, being appreciated and loved by others, feeling useful and capable of production are all factors o...

Jennifer Brush | 28 October 2019
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