More Inspiration from the Arts Bloggers for Caregivers & Alzheimer’s Patients
September 8, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
We have another round of inspiration for caregivers and Alzheimer’s patients from the crafty Arts Bloggers. Try these ideas on a crisp autumn day and enjoy.
First Day of Spring (or Autumn)
Create a visual journal entry about spring or your favourite season.
Hannah’s Toadstool Doorstops
Get instructions for cute doorstops using gravel-filled plastic food containers.
Layers Upon Layers Artist Profile
Pallas Vititoe is a mixed media fabric artist that you’ll want to meet!
Quilters’ Lunch Box Memories
Back-to-school time brings lunch box memories. Do quilters make quilts and fabric art with lunch box designs? Here are some suggestions.
“Costume” Earrings
Do you have any outfits that you just can’t find the right earrings for? Or perhaps a cute pattern on, say, a shirt of which you would love to have matching earrings? Eileen tells you how to make custom costume earrings with any graphic design or pattern you like.
Do you have any artsy crafty ideas as autumn approaches?
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(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen
Dear Mary Emma,
I’d like to share a new resource with you and your readers, for anyone caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease in their home.
The Copper Ridge Institute, affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University, is a leading provider of dementia research, care and education. The Institute has developed the first training resource of its kind for caregivers, providing a step-by-step method for caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease. Available as a DVD and webcast, the FREE program (www.alzcast.org) recreates many of the daily situations that caregivers may encounter and provides coaching for each of these activities based on best practices developed by The Copper Ridge Institute.
In the arena of Alzheimer’s disease the overwhelming emphasis has been on finding the cure. Little emphasis has been placed on researching effective care and teaching best practices for persons with memory impairment. The Copper Ridge Institute has taken a leadership role in the care arena. Fourteen years of clinical work and collaboration has enabled The Copper Ridge Institute to establish a program of care and treatment that brings dignity and a quality of life to those persons and families struggling with Alzheimer’s disease. Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s Disease is a breakthrough program that will help many of us faced with the daunting and emotionally charged task of caring for those we love with dementia.
We’d like to ensure that as many people as possible can take advantage of this free program so are reaching out to blogs like yours to help us make people aware of the program. Could you please let your readers know about this important resource? http://www.alzcast.org
Many thanks,
Katelyn Montgomery
on behalf of The Copper Ridge Institute