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Information Activity products for African and Caribbean people with dementia We try out puzzles and books designed to prompt conversation and reminiscence for people with dementia who have Caribbean or African heritage. We try out puzzles and books designed to prompt conversation and reminiscence for people with dementia who have Caribbean or African heritage. ... 30 July 2021
Advice Ideas to help a person with dementia enjoy nature Contact with nature can improve our wellbeing and help us feel less stressed. It also stimulates our senses, whether listening to birdsong, watching wildlife or feeling leaves. Contact with nature can improve our wellbeing and help us feel less stressed. It also stimulates our senses, whether listening to birdsong, watching wildlife or feeling leaves. ... 30 July 2021
Real stories Q&A: Gail Gregory, who lives with young-onset Alzheimer’s disease Gail Gregory, a 56-year-old in Lancashire with young-onset Alzheimer’s disease, answers our questions. Gail Gregory, a 56-year-old in Lancashire with young-onset Alzheimer’s disease, answers our questions. ... 01 June 2021
Advice Ideas to help a person with dementia enjoy wool crafts Activity ideas using wool in different ways so that someone can continue to create and be engaged and stimulated. Activity ideas using wool in different ways so that someone can continue to create and be engaged and stimulated. ... 01 June 2021
Real stories Memory cushions help my mother-in-law remember names and faces Danielle helps to support her mother-in-law, Sheila, who has dementia. When the family were unable to visit Sheila's care home during coronavirus, Danielle made a unique memory cushion with pictures of family members. Danielle helps to support her mother-in-law, Sheila, who has dementia. When the family were unable to visit Sheila's care home during coronavirus, Danielle made a unique memory cushion with pictures of family members. ... 09 April 2021
Advice How I enjoy being creative: Making things and expressing ourselves We ask people about how they keep active and well, whether they have dementia or not. This issue, we hear about creativity and expression. We ask people about how they keep active and well, whether they have dementia or not. This issue, we hear about creativity and expression. ... 31 March 2021
Advice Help with finding activities for somebody living with dementia Where to go for ideas about enjoyable and beneficial activities for people with dementia. Where to go for ideas about enjoyable and beneficial activities for people with dementia. ... 01 February 2021
Advice Choosing activities to do with somebody living with dementia Ideas to help identify activities that a person with dementia could enjoy and benefit from. Ideas to help identify activities that a person with dementia could enjoy and benefit from. ... 01 December 2020
Info Page Tag: Info Page. The activities handbook: Supporting someone with dementia to stay active and involved This handbook is for anyone who is caring for a person with dementia. It will help you suggest enjoyable and engaging activities for the person you’re caring for. Read more
Advice Activity ideas: Collecting Ideas for a person with dementia who may take pleasure in building and keeping a collection. Ideas for a person with dementia who may take pleasure in building and keeping a collection. ... 30 September 2020
Real stories Woodworking to keep the mind active: Liz and Carl's dementia story Liz and her husband, Carl who has vascular dementia, have been in the crafting business since the late 1970s. Since Carl's early retirement at 48 years old, they now spend time together making wooden animals for their friends’ gardens. Liz and her husband, Carl who has vascular dementia, have been in the crafting business since the late 1970s. Since Carl's early retirement at 48 years old, they now spend time together making wooden animals for their friends’ gardens. ... 08 July 2020
Real stories Wild for nature: People affected by dementia invited to join ‘random acts of wildness’ A nature challenge is encouraging ‘random acts of wildness’, even adapting to coronavirus restrictions. A nature challenge is encouraging ‘random acts of wildness’, even adapting to coronavirus restrictions. ... 01 June 2020
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