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Failure Free Activities for the Alzheimers | 
 enlarge | Author: Carmel Sheridan
Publisher: Dell
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 580830
Media: Paperback
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 0440506050
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.198976831
EAN: 9780440506058
ASIN: 0440506050
Publication Date: April 4, 1995
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Product Description
This essential resource teaches professional anf fanily caregivers how to improve the well-being and raise the quality of life for people with Alzheimer's disease. For so many victims of Alzheimer's disease, failure fills their days. Now caregivers of Alzheimer's patients can turn to this resource for ideas and advice for safe, reassuring activities to help the patient feel capable and involved with everyday life. Adapted to suit the needs and capacities of the person with memory loss, the activities are designed to raise self-esteem, relieve boredom, reduce feelings of isolation, develop and use remaining skills, promote involvement with reality, and emphasize abilities that remain. From making scrapbooks to holding sing-alongs, from baking to dusting, each activity is described by clearly illustrated instructions and is supplemented with appendices on supplies and further help. Failure-Free Activites For The Alzheimer's Patient is for family members, nurse's aides, companions, or the occasional visitor.
"No caregiver should be without this book," according to the Vancouver Alzheimer's Society.
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A Wealth of Ideas December 5, 2001
Brenda Parris Sibley (Decatur, AL United States)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
"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 April 7, 2000
Marilyn Gordon (USA)
40 out of 40 found this review helpful
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 July 19, 1999
50 out of 50 found this review helpful
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.
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