Activities for Dementia Patients: And Why They Often Fail – Many activities for dementia patients fail because they focus on keeping people busy rather than helping them feel useful. While activities like puzzles or crafts can be helpful, people living with dementia often respond better to meaningful roles, familiar tasks, and real-life participation. Engagement that supports purpose, contribution, and…
The unspoken expectation that recreation staff should be able to fill every waking hour with meaningful activity is a very real pressure point in long-term care, particularly when it comes to residents living with dementia. Activity directors and life enrichment/recreation teams are often on a hamster wheel they can never step off. The calendar has to be full. Morning program. Afternoon…
In memory care, one of the most common breakdowns is social recognition. The breakdown…
This may be uncomfortable to read—and even more uncomfortable to recognize in ourselves. It’s…
