Visiting The Memory Caf And Other Dementia Care Activities

Activity and engagement are vital to our well-being throughout our lives and this continues to be just as true of people living with dementia. The activities presented in this book have been designed to provide meaningful engagement for residents, while respecting each individual resident's readiness to engage and participate. This approach to person-centred care has proven to be extremely effective: activities such as Namaste Care and Memory Cafés have engaged residents who had previously not responded to interventions, demonstrably showing an increase in their levels of well-being. Supported by case studies, each chapter will also recommend the best way to implement the ideas discussed in the care home environment and beyond.

Combat and manage the symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, from memory loss to disorientation with this practical activity book. From physical activities to crafts and puzzles, The Memory Activity Bookprovides those with memory loss and their carers with ideas, tools and guidance. There are two sections for each activity- one that a person with dementia or memory loss themselves can safely engage and interact with; and another for relatives, friends, and carers, which includes added guidance and information on possible reactions and intended benefits. Whether you or someone in your life are challenged by this increasingly prevalent condition,The Memory Activity Book is a valuable resource designed to stimulate the mind.

Do you have family or friends diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's?And do you feel uncomfortable visiting them, not certain what to say or do? If this feels like your situation, then read on...You Are About To Discover The Easiest Way To Visit Your Loved One In Memory Care Without Feeling Uncomfortable Or As If The Visits Don't Add Any Value!When visiting someone in memory care who is suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's, it requires some level of preparation for a positive experience. Without this, the visits end up feeling awkward and unfulfilling.Fortunately, this guide will help you plan ahead for successful visits. And even serve to encourage you, your friends and family to visit the memory-impaired more often.More precisely, you will learn:*What to keep in mind and what to do before you visit your friend or family in memory care*How you can use physical touch during the visit to bring out a feeling of comfort, kindness, and support*How to leverage the power of music to set a different mood during the visit*How to make the person feel like they are capable, valued, and appreciated*The power of physical movement on your loved one*How to connect genuinely and listen intently, allowing the connection with the memory-impaired individual to feel that you really care.*And much more...This book offers practical suggestions presented in a concise, time-saving manner. The value and benefit of your visits will improve immediately. And allow both the visitor and the visitee to receive the gifts of companionship and love. Time is precious, and never more so than for caregivers. The goal of the 10 Minute Caregiver Guide Series is to give concise information that can be absorbed quickly and immediately put into action. The first in the series, Visiting with Love: Productive Activities for Memory Care and Elder Care Residents, provides a host of ideas for productive visits to those in memory care facilities.

Paperback Version of formerly spiral bound manual. This book will show family members how to have a better visit with a loved one with a cognitive disability. Includes easy to follow instructions designed to engage family members and their loved ones in purposeful activity.

Not only does this book offer insights into how to better serve all seniors, but it also provides complete step-by-step instructions for dozens of exciting and engaging programs that can be held both onsite and offsite. While serving the senior population is a standard service in public libraries, it has traditionally focused on in-house programs and homebound services. On the Go with Senior Services is different. With this inspiring and practical guide, your library can rejuvenate its in-house services with new programs and also take them on the road—to retirement and assisted living communities, adult day care programs, and nursing homes and rehab centers. With such diversity in the senior population, this book describes strategies for designing senior programs that fit your community's needs. It offers a trove of templates for programs that range from crafts, word games, pop culture, pets, holidays, humor, mysteries, technology, and music. It offers tips and suggestions on how to interact with seniors, including those who may have a variety of physical and cognitive needs. There are also guidelines for working with individuals suffering from dementia. A robust list of further resources is provided. The growing population of seniors presents librarians with new challenges and opportunities, and this book is a valuable guide to navigating and embracing them.

There are 50 million people globally living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, and tens of millions of their caregivers. Library and information professionals must learn to assist those with dementia. This book explores best practice guidelines and concrete ideas for serving those with dementia and their caregivers.

From the award-winning journalist and author, a lyrical, raw and humane investigation of dementia that explores both the journeys of the people who live with the condition and those of their loved ones After a diagnosis of dementia, Nicci Gerrard’s father, John, continued to live life on his own terms, alongside the disease. But when an isolating hospital stay precipitated a dramatic turn for the worse, Gerrard, an award-winning journalist and author, recognized that it was not just the disease, but misguided protocol and harmful practices that cause such pain at the end of life. Gerrard was inspired to seek a better course for all who suffer because of the disease. The Last Ocean is Gerrard’s investigation into what dementia does to both the person who lives with the condition and to their caregivers. Dementia is now one of the leading causes of death in the West, and this necessary book will offer both comfort and a map to those walking through it. While she begins with her father’s long slip into forgetting, Gerrard expands to examine dementia writ large. Gerrard gives raw but literary shape both to the unimaginable loss of one’s own faculties, as well as to the pain of their loved ones. Her lens is unflinching, but Gerrard honors her subjects and finds the beauty and the humanity in their seemingly diminished states. In so doing, she examines the philosophy of what it means to have a self, as well as how we can offer dignity and peace to those who suffer with this terrible disease. Not only will it aid those walking with dementia patients, The Last Ocean will prompt all of us to think on the nature of a life well lived.

This story poses a profound question - do we accept the hand that fate deals us, or do we battle to make the most of the life we have and help others in the process? Chris Graham, just 38 years old but already facing the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, has emphatically chosen the latter. Having lived through a troubled childhood, Chris joined the British Army at a young age and found that the life of a soldier provided him with a much-needed sense of stability. However, his world was turned upside down when, at just 34 years of age, he was diagnosed with a form of early onset dementia. This brutal disease had already claimed the life of his father at 42, along with several other members of his family, and tragically had already confined his brother to a nursing home at the age of 43. In his brother's life, Chris could see a terrifying window into his own near future. Chris, though, is an extraordinary human being. Having been handed nothing less than a death sentence, he decided overnight to stand up to this horrendous disease and do something to leave his mark before it was too late. And so it was that last year, Chris embarked on an awareness-raising 16,000-mile solo cycle around North America, armed only with his bike, a sense of humour, and some good old-fashioned British grit. Leaving his ever-supportive wife Vicky and baby son Dexter at home, he took on huge challenges - for instance, the fear that the ability to discern left from right might leave him at any point while navigating an entire continent - and made it home in time for Christmas, determined to spending however long he has left pouring his love and attention into his family life. Five Minutes of Amazing is both the story of Chris' epic journey and of his fight against the disease increasingly being recognised as the defining disease of our generation. Inspiring and heart-rending in equal measure, it's as important as it is moving, and it will touch everyone who reads it.