Pickles 0 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I am the Activity Director for an Adult Day Program where most of our participants have Alzheimer's or some other dementia. I'm looking for published resources to give me ideas for daily programming . I currently use two monthly publications (Creative Forecasting and A New Day), and I'm not even mildly pleased with either of these publications. Are some of you working with persons with Alzheimer's and if so what are the resources that you use? I'm sure there are some good activity resources for persons with Alzheimer's, but I just haven't found them yet. Thanks for any help you can give. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
be1123 0 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 I work in an Assisted Living facility for people with Alzheimer's and Dementia and surprisingly, I get a lot of ideas from alz.org. It's the Alzheimer's Associations website and they have a lot of helpful information on there. They will also send you info if you request it. I like to do a lot of Sensory and Cognitive activities. I'm not sure if you are familiar with the Montessori method, but you should research it and give it a chance. It's helped me a lot. If you continue to research and try new things, you will learn a lot and try new things. Some things are hit or miss, but you'd be surprised on what ends up working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanGuy23 2 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 I work in an Assisted Living facility for people with Alzheimer's and Dementia and surprisingly, I get a lot of ideas from alz.org. It's the Alzheimer's Associations website and they have a lot of helpful information on there. They will also send you info if you request it. I like to do a lot of Sensory and Cognitive activities. I'm not sure if you are familiar with the Montessori method, but you should research it and give it a chance. It's helped me a lot. If you continue to research and try new things, you will learn a lot and try new things. Some things are hit or miss, but you'd be surprised on what ends up working. I work in a skilled nursing facility and find that A New Day magazine is a wonderful resource with information on sensory stimulation activities and also Creative Forecasting is a great resourceful magazine. I have to agree that the Montessori based method is a great resource to look into for sensory ideas. I recently purchased a Montessori based book which has great sensory activities for working with our Alzheimer and Dementia residents. Can't think of the book's name off the top of my head but it was very reasonably priced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dvan562 0 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 I work in a skilled nursing facility and find that A New Day magazine is a wonderful resource with information on sensory stimulation activities and also Creative Forecasting is a great resourceful magazine. I have to agree that the Montessori based method is a great resource to look into for sensory ideas. I recently purchased a Montessori based book which has great sensory activities for working with our Alzheimer and Dementia residents. Can't think of the book's name off the top of my head but it was very reasonably priced. I totally agree! I worked in a Montessori environment for many years and the philosophy translates so well for people with Alzheimer's or Dementia. Anything by Cameron Camp is excellent for planning sensorial activities and experiences, among other things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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