5-10 minutes of hand massage can create a welcoming calm moment for you and the person with dementia. It can strengthen the relationship, as well as decrease agitation immediately. Physical touch from others are often lacking as dementia is increasing, and hands are a familiar way to be touched for
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You can create a personalized play-list and place it on an electronic device (iPods, smartphones, etc). Creating the playlist together might be a fun activity. Later, you can bring forth the playlist you created, and listen to it together.
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Looking through and talking about people and places can be a way of doing reminiscence work. Talk about what you see in the pictures, and avoid asking questions making it into a quiz. Remember that talking about the past can trigger strong emotions. Make sure you allow the person you
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Get creative! Drawing, collages, painting, photography, woodworking, jewelry making; only your imagination sets limits for how you can make art. It can be a nice way to stimulate creativity, and facilitate a good time spent together. Depending on what the person you are caring for needs, you might need to
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