Alzheimer’s patients, at least while they are still mobile, can use their hands, and have some connection with reality, enjoy participating in crafts.  Even those who can no longer participate often enjoy watching.

Susan S. wrote me an inquiry about crafts for patients with dementia who live in nursing homes.

Our church group gos once a month to a home that has people with dementia. We go there to do crafts with them I have so much fun.  Can you help me with some of the crafts that I can do with them? Tell me what kind of things that they can do. Thank you.

Do you have any suggestions to help Susan?  I have worked with assisted living residents and dementia patients in a nursing home in scrapbooking and family history/memory projects.  My grandchildren participated in crafts activities when we’d visit my mom.  She no longer could be involved, yet she seemed to enjoy watchiing.

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Craft Ideas for Alzheimer’s Patients – Do You Have Suggestions?