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Since Alzheimer’s patients, at a certain stage of the illness, often live in the past, why not incorporate this family legacy into time travel for the youngsters in your household this summer? Take advantage of the Alzheimer’s member’s memories…record and scrapbook them for your family legacy.
However, youngsters are familiar with time travel books so popular […]
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Preserving our memories and those of Alzheimer’s patients can lead to scrapbooking fun. I led a scrapbooking activity for Alzheimer’s patients at a nursing home and think they had as much fun as I did.
With the help of an activity aide, we selected pictures taken of the residents as they engaged in various events at the […]
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Surviving the aftermath of caregiving and a family member’s death can take a terrific toll on you. You now have the time from those daily tasks, whether physical caretaking or visiting and overseeing in a nursing. However, it may be too much time to think about the memories of the “might have beens” when you […]
At The Tangled Neuron, we learn about Donna Beveridge, in Creativity and Memory Loss. Since her retirement from teaching and receiving a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, Donna seems to have become much more creative.
The question arises…is this because she has Alzheimer’s? Or is it simply coincidental? Of course, now that Donna is retired, she has more […]
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Liz’s post, Handbook Project for Those With Alzheimer’s Disease, reminded me of other ways teens and even younger children can interact with nursing home residents, including Alzheimer’s patients. This also helps young people to understand and appreciate the elderly, even those with diminished capacities.
Scrapbooks with pictures of the patient’s life or activities around the nursing […]
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Caregiving can be a stressful job, whether you’re a professional or caring for a family member in their or your home. You need to develop techniques for relaxing and managing your stress so you don’t burn out. Perhaps you’ve found what works for you. Or you may be looking for some ideas.
Here are 10 […]
Before Alzheimer’s patients reach the latter stages of Alzheimer’s, they’re still able to participate in craft activities. Even then, they often enjoy watching. I had an enjoyable time working with patients at a nursing home on a scrapbooking project. Collages can be fun, too. Often while working on these projects, patients are stimulated to chat […]
A couple summers ago I did a scrapbooking project with Alzheimer’s patients at the nursing home where my mom resided for eight years. This was a delightful and very rewarding time as an aide and I helped create scrapbook pages and reminisced with the residents.
Over at Katelyn’s Stamping Mad blog, she discusses rubber stamping projects […]
I’ve frequently mentioned how helpful making scrapbooks of memories for and about Alzheimer’s family members can be. I did this for my mom when she was in the nursing home. I’ve also designed a memory album about Mother for our family. (These are nice to give as gifts, too.)
In addition, I found great enjoyment conducting […]
Here are a few tips to help you get started on an album or scrapbook, like those mentioned in the post below, Creating Memory Journals for Alzheimer’s Patients:
*Take photos of events including your family member.
*Collect momentoes.
*Look at books, magazines, scrapbooks for ideas.
*Select album size and type; begin organizing the pages
*Check out scrapbooking blogs, such as Christine Goodling’s […]
Encouraging Alzheimer's caregivers from someone who's been there.
Written by Mary Emma Allen [email], and Liz Lewis, RN for b5media.
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