The Alzheimer's Association offers these suggestions for activities to share with a family member or friend living with dementia.

• Look at family photographs 
• Listen to music together 
• Sort objects by shape or color
• Finger paint
• Roll yarn into a ball
• Make a family tree poster
• Write a letter to a friend or family member
• Look through the pages of a clothing catalog
• String beads
• Weed a flower bed
• Ask about his or her first car
• Put coins in a jar
• Make a scrapbook
• Ask about his or her favorite childhood books
• Sing old songs

Supporting and honoring the grief process is an important part of what Hospicare offers to our community. With this in mind, we offer a series of three documentary films that explore various aspects of grief. There will be a time for sharing and discussion after each showing.

The showings will be held at Hospicare. Register for one or all films by contacting Donna George, LMSW, FT, at 272-0212 or dgeorge@hospicare.org.

Griefwalker Wednesday, February 26, 7:00-9:00 PM
This film focuses on the work of Palliative Care Specialist Stephen Jenkinson, exploring spiritual aspects of life, death and grief. It is both poetic and ascetically beautiful.

Transforming Loss Wednesday, March 26, 7:00-9:00 PM
This inspirational film follows six families through the grief process, exploring the many positive ways people cope with tragic loss.

The Gifts of Grief Wednesday, April 30, 7:00-9:00 PM
How do we transform the tragedy of loss into a life-altering experience that deepens and enriches our lives? People who have experienced great loss are interviewed, and viewers are invited to reflect on the possibility of true gifts emerging from their own losses.