{"id":3531,"date":"2024-07-26T10:30:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T00:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/uncategorized\/kitchen-nostalgia-brings-back-memories-for-stars-patients"},"modified":"2025-03-25T10:31:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T00:31:34","slug":"kitchen-nostalgia-brings-back-memories-for-stars-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/news\/kitchen-nostalgia-brings-back-memories-for-stars-patients","title":{"rendered":"Kitchen nostalgia brings back memories for STARS patients"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kitchen nostalgia brings back memories for STARS patients<\/h1>\n
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Maureen with the display of vintage kitchen utensils.<\/p><\/div>\n

STARS patients recently participated in a cooking themed reminiscing session in the Level 5 dining room. Reminiscing is recognised as a valuable activity for elderly patients and patients with dementia and includes the use of props or prompts like pictures, physical objects and songs to recall memories from the past.<\/h4>\n

The patients were presented with a range of vintage kitchen utensils including a rotary whisk, wire flour sifter, bone handled cutlery, ice cream scoop, enamel cookware, lemon juicer and a Margaret Fulton cookbook.<\/p>\n

Recreation Officer David Frame has seen first-hand the benefits that reminiscing sessions bring to patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sessions provide patients with an opportunity to think back to earlier times and this can have a positive impact on their mood and wellbeing. The sessions can also foster connections between patients by sharing similar experiences or memories,\u201d David said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vintage cooking theme session really brought back fond memories for the patients. They recalled lots of the vintage items, and you could really see how some sparked a particular recollection from the past. The patients recalled times when people cooked for them in their childhoods and, also of them preparing food for their own families.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patient Maureen recalled many of the vintage cooking items, particularly the rotary whisk.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember that – the children ran around chasing each other with it,\u201d Maureen said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI used to make cakes and ice them with royal icing and patty cakes and scones – Flo\u2019s pumpkin scone recipe was the best.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patient Sammy also had very fond memories of the ice cream scoop and rotary whisk.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy nan used to make strawberry shortcake and I always remember it as it was also her nickname for me,\u201d Sammy said.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe also taught me how to use the ice-cream scoop – you dip it in hot water first so that it makes the ice-cream easier to scoop.\u201d<\/p>\n

David will continue to provide reminiscing type activities, with school day reminiscing another favourite with the patients.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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