Scrapbooking and relating family stories appeal to many Alzheimer’s patients.  Even though they can’t completely follow these activities, whether in their home or a nursing home, they do enjoy the times they are focused.
I’ve taught scrapbooking and family history activities at a local nursing home and enjoyed this experience as much as the patients seemed to.
We made a scrapbook with a page for each resident who attended the sessions.  Using photos taken by the nursing home staff over a period of time, an activity coordinator and I arranged the pictures, chatted with the residents about them, and encouraged each patient to …read more

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I’ve sometimes discussed memory book projects for Alzheimer’s patients at my Alzheimer’s Notes blog and how these help jog the person’s memory and give you both something to talk about.
Why not include quilting in these memory books if this ever played a part of your family member’s life?

Do you have photos of quilting/fabric art projects the patient may have made?
Do you have photos of a favorite quilt they used on their bed or as a decorative accent?
Is there a photo of a quilt they received as a gift?
Were they involved in quilting with someone…a friend, family member?  A photo of the …read more