Failure-Free Activities for the Alzheimer's Patient: A Guidebook for Caregivers

by Carmel B. Sheridan

Book Overview

The family, voluntary or professional caregiver to the Alzheimer's patient can use these activities in the home or care facility. Guidance is given on matching activities to patients' potentials,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0943873053
• ISBN13: 9780943873053
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Elder Books
• Length: 85 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Wealth of Ideas

"What kind of activities are there for the Alzheimer's patient?" is a question that comes up often. I always recommend this book. Carmel describes all kind of activities: music, exercise, food preparation, crafts, gardening, solo activities, family games, and reminiscence. I especially like the chapter on reminiscence--with the life collage, memory book, memory box, and more. Activities are very important, as is explained in this book's introdution: "The more involved patients remain with the world around them, the more resourceful they become at finding ways to keep that world for slipping away."

A goldmine of activity ideas

Thanks to this book, I have found dozens of creative ways to keep my mother (who is in the middle stages of Alzheimer's) involved and free from boredom. The activity ideas we found in this wonderful little book have improved my mother's quality of life tremendously and have made caring for her a lot easier and more enjoyable.

This is an exceptionally helpful book

This excellent book provides dozens of ideas for keeping the person with Alzheimer's involved and stimulated. The focus is on using activities such as music, exercise and reminiscing to enhance quality of life. Family and professional caregivers can use these activities and many of the ideas outlined truly work wonders. This is undoubtedly the most useful book available on using activities with people with Alzheimer's.