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                                        with dementia

       

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Innovative Care Ideas

 

This facility in the Netherlands is trying a new type of dementia care. It resembles a small town community more than it does a care facility.  Residents can shop at the grocery store (no money needed) and do other daily life activities.  Staff blend right in as storekeepers and in other roles.

 

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We have great things to share this month on how to help keep people with dementia active.  You can read, listen, and view the article, radio show, and video that are offered in this information filled newsletter.  Enjoy!

Monica 

 
Why Should I Provide Cognitive Stimulation for Dementia...and How?

 

MindStart owner shares all kinds of valuable information in this recorded Empowering Family Caregivers Radio Show, including:
  • Why people with dementia become more sedentary
  • How people with dementia can be supported to stay active
  • How to grade activities or tasks for the different stages of dementia ...and more.
 
  
 
  MindStart Puzzles for Dementia Care:
How do Caregivers Rate Them?
 

 

Recently, dementia caregivers from the online Caring.com community, reviewed the MindStart 26 piece puzzles.
Summer puzzle

More information on puzzles in dementia care: