Activities to do with seniors with dementia
Aging Parents Authority has a great list of Activities To Do With Seniors With Dementia.
Though I don’t have a lot of experience with people with dementia, these look like some great ideas.
Do you have anything to add to the list?
Don’t try to argue a point. People with dementia actually know they don’t remember and that they confuse things. Imagine what its like to think you are losing your mind and are not in control. Just accept their comments at face value. Surround them with love and patience.
This is a great article on alzeimers and dementia- it’s from “Amie’s Blog” at the Senior Resource Network. It’s entitled- Dad’s Odd Behaviors Don’t Mean He Has Alzheimer’s-He’s Just Getting Older, Right?
http://www.theseniorresourcenetwork.com/blog/2008/06/dads-odd-behaviors-dont-mean-he-has.html
There is another great article about a boomer who found out that his mom’s odd behavior was dementia, and what he learned at:
http://www.boomer-books.com/dementia/dementia.html
hi. . .if you are looking for activities for those with dementia or a way to connect with you loved ones, please check out these.
Wonderful memory jogging puzzles for early – middle stages of dementia, with themes by Norman Rockwell and The Saturday Evening Post. Tested and residents enjoy doing them. Made for patients success.
Also, Memory Cards of concentration for those to want to slow down the process of dementia or those up to middle stages. Instructions so they will succeed.
Great real life illustrations by Norman Rockwell. Over sized with great detail. Check out the new “gossips” very amusing.
http://www.memoryjoggingpuzzles.com
takeCare.karen@memoryjoggingpuzzles.com