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WHAT IS MATERIAL CITIZENSHIP
WHY IS MATERIAL CITIZENSHIP IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE RECEIVING CARE?
  • Supports and maintains identity:  ‘We are what we have’

  • Enables enactment of identity:  ‘We do stuff with stuff’

  • Influences how other people view us

  • Supports and maintains routines and rituals developed over a lifetime

  • ​Provides people with choice, control and agency

  •  Reduces the use of anti-psychotic drugs in dementia care

  • Provides comfort and familiarity

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