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| Bring out the best in each person with dementia each day with more than 140 versatile, easy-to-implement Best Friends activities. Thousands of caregivers around the world know that providing Best Friends' care improves the quality of life of people with dementia by building on the essential elements of friendship; respect, empathy, support, trust, humor, and sharing time together. Using the Best Friends approach to activities, anyone on staff can turn any interaction with a resident or client into an activity that satisfies essential physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Each activity contains suggestions for personalizing the activity and matching it to the remaining strengths of the individual to ensure success and reduce challenging behaviors. The Best Friends Book of Alzheimer's Activities is chock full of inspiring and innovative ideas on how to: convert everyday activities into those with "knack"; create new activities out of tried-and-true activities; provide activities between structured programs/events; increase self-esteem; adapt activities for people with late dementia; provide opportunities for connecting to others; create intergenerational experiences; use the person's life story in any activity; make activities out of personal care; conduct activities specifically for men; fill evening hours to alleviate sundowning; provide "take-away" activities for family caregivers to use at home; incorporate exercise into activities; use the Internet to expand and enrich activities. Many activities can be conducted spontaneously, with simple props, engaging older people in meaningful activity for extended periods. Best Friends activities are adult-oriented and flexible enough for staff and residents to add their own ideas. Special features include a list of the latest and most effective resources for activity professionals and helpful tips on communicating with people with dementia. |
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 Best Friends Book of Alzheimer's Activities |
| Review Date: March 26, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Melanie Anderson, Columbia, SC |
| As the Executive Director of an assisted living community, I am ultimately responsible for resident care and activities in our dementia unit. The Best Friend approach is the best philosophy around for providing resident care in our setting. The Best Friends Book of Alzheimer's Activities is user friendly; it shows how simple, day to day activities can work to make residents feel a sense of connection and accomplishment. |
Effective,Easy to do, Mind Stimulating Activities for those with Memory Impairments
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| Review Date: December 8, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Susan Berg, |
This book suggests many ideas for activities for people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias that can help stimulate the mind which is so important to maintain brain function. There is a wide variety to meet most people's interests. Also ways to engage people are discussed.
by Susan Berg author of Adorable Photographs of Our Baby: Meaningful, Mind Stimulating Activities and More for the Memory Challenged, Their Loved Ones, and Involved Professionals |
Great Alzheimer's Resource
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| Review Date: September 20, 2007 |
| Reviewer: D. C. Parrotta, Southern Arizona |
| As an owner of 2 assisted living homes in Arizona, we are always looking for new and innovative ways to incorporate different activities into the residents' day. We ordered the first book in this series to try out the activities. Needless to say, we're ordering the remaining books because it has become such a hit! |
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| Review Date: January 16, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Amy L. Krzeszewski, charlotte, Nc |
| This book is a great resource for families, friends, and professionals working with elderly individuals in general and especially those with dementia and other memory disorders. It provides excellent activity ideas along with great ideas on modifying activities to increase the impact and benefit for both patients and caregivers. it is an excellent resource for activity departments, therapists working with elderly, organizers for groups of elderly individuals and family members trying to maintain or enhance the lives of their loved ones. |
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| The Alzheimer's Project: Momentum in Science |
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| This spring, a series of documentary specials produced by HBO, the National Institute on Aging, and the Alzheimer's Association will bring new understanding and hope to millions who fear they will lose their memories and their lives to Alzheimer's Disease. Until recently, the medical news on Alzheimer's was not comforting. In HBO's state-of-the-science report, the leading scientists in the field will reveal ways that research into causes and prevention has crossed a threshold. The companion book to the groundbreaking series, featuring an Introduction by Maria Shriver, will explain the science in easy-to-understand terms, focusing on the implications for improving our chances of remaining cognitively vital throughout a long life. |
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Important, informational reading - a must for anyone dealing with Alz in your life or loved ones life
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| Review Date: August 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Julia A. Gaggero, Portland OR |
| Absolutely packed with the facts about this horrible disease. A must for anyone dealing with this horrible disease. This affects so many more than just the person diagnosed, it is extremely stressful for the families. Finally we have resources for help and hope for the future. |
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Thursday, July 29th, 2010 at
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dsknust5 asked:
this person is making irrational decisions that don’t make any sense. How can I pinpoint if he/she has dementia going on or if he/she is just out to hurt family?
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 at
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mikky asked:
it links to a BBC article that says compunds in cannabis may protect the brain from alzheimers.
Why havent the american media covered this story?
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 at
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| The Sunshine on My Face: A Read-Aloud Book for Memory-Challenged Adults |
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| You won’t find a simpler way to interact meaningfully and enjoyably with someone with memory impairment! Just sit down together, open this colorful and engaging book across both laps, and begin reading, reminiscing, and communing. This read-aloud book is the perfect way for family members or friends to visit or for caregiving staff to get to know residents. In this innovative book, colorful illustrations accompany short, easy-to-read text that describes universally appealing experiences: feeling the warmth of the sun on your face, listening to music, watching children play, going for a ride in the countryside. Pictures and text together will spark boundless opportunities to discuss and remember happy times and comforting experiences. Styled with the appeal and simplicity of a children’s book but created for adult audiences, this first-of-its-kind Two-Lap Book™ can serve multiple purposes: • Stimulate conversation and reminiscence • Encourage physical closeness and interaction • Provide a calming diversion from an upsetting episode • Inspire intergenerational exchanges with children • Increase social interaction between staff and residents • Promote reading skills in residents who retain their literacy Reading the Sunshine on My Face is an instant activity—no planning or preparation required. Open it to a favorite illustration… read it from start to finish… or select just a page or two to spark an exchange. Tips on how to promote engagement with the book are provided—or just use your own creativity! Here is a natural and unlimited opportunity to rebuild connections for the person with dementia, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and related disorders. |
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Monday, July 26th, 2010 at
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| Before I Forget |
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This powerful novel of three generations of black men bound by blood — and by histories of mutual love, fear, and frustration — gives author Leonard Pitts the opportunity to explore the painful truths of black men's lives, especially as they play out in the fraught relations of fathers and sons. As 50-year-old Mo tries to reach out to his increasingly tuned-out son Trey (who himself has become an unwed teenaged father), he realizes that the burden of grief and anger he carries over his own estranged father has everything to do with the struggles he encounters with his son. Part road novel, part character study, and part social critique, and written in compulsively readable prose, Before I Forget is the work of a major new voice in American fiction. Pitts knows inside and out the difficulties facing black men as they grapple with the complexities of their roles as fathers. |
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Monday, July 26th, 2010 at
7:36 am
J asked:
i have to create a work of art that shows alzheimers for a local hospital. i have a couple ideas but want this to be perfect.
input greatly appreciated any ideas??? 
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Monday, July 26th, 2010 at
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Delusions and Hallucinations are often seen by people who are either stimulating drugs and by people who have a mental illness like Schizophrenia. However, delusions and hallucinations are also frequently seen in Dementia syndrome. One type of Dementia where hallucinations are frequently seen is Lewy Body dementia (L.B.D.).
In Lewy Body dementia (L.D.B), there are strange cell-bodies in the brain that are called Lewy bodies. These cells will interfere with normal cognitive functioning and cause a variety of symptoms. One of those symptoms is losing reality. They often see visual hallucinations that could either be very threatening or very confusing. Hallucinations are also seen in dementia types like Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia. These hallucinations differ from the ones in L.B.D. and are also more surreal.
Medication is often the only thing that could help against the hallucinations. However, when there is need of medication it is important to know what type of dementia the person has. Haldol is very often the ‘drug of choice’ against delusions and hallucinations and it works very well in Alzheimer and vascular dementia. However, it will not work in L.B.D. It will have the opposite effect as the haldol will not give relief of the complaints, but make it worse.
Although medication woks very well against hallucinations in Dementia. It is very important to know what type of dementia is diagnosed before giving the medication. When there are doubts, consulting a psychologist or psychiatrist is the first thing to do.
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Sunday, July 25th, 2010 at
8:30 am
ladyavatar asked:
My mother has had this for 10 years. My sister and I are worn out. We are running out of money. Help!
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Sunday, July 25th, 2010 at
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Happy Everyday asked:
I have been diagnosed with white matter ischemic disease and have found a scary correlation with the above conditions. Is there any way to slow down any of these conditions?
Thank you for your answers and God Bless You!
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