I just used the word ladder for my morning trivia with our dementia unit. It was just wonderful! And fun. I'm interested in more. Four -letter words are perfect for our residents. As a twist, I did the ladder backwards from cold to warm, since it was chilly in our facility today. Thank you for all the ideas.
THank you so much for this timely article. A month ago our family experienced the heartache of losing our young officer and his young friend in a tragic accident. My nephew was the driver and fell asleep at the wheel. Both were killed at the scene. I never had a chance to say goodbye to him, and my sister has been brittle dealing with her own grief and heartache. TOday, I sat with one of my elder friends as he passed on. Family was not able to be with him, so I took my ukulele and sang hymns and read psalms. I felt honored to be part of his going on. In our dementia unit, such passing is a blessing as the latter stages of the disease take away life vitality. As his life departed, I asked him to tell my nephew how much I love him and miss him. Later when family arrived, they felt so appreciative that I was there in those moments. But the blessing is mine. This fine man had spent his life serving the church and shared a year with us and much joy.
Love all the great ideas. Love Golden Carers. I have used so many of your ideas since I started and all with great feedback with staff who like to join in too. What a difference I have seen in the residents, more joining in because of giving them time to express what they like to do and always offering for them to join in, whatever the activity. Having so much to offer but not overwhelming them, just a little at a time and someone will show their enthusiasm to give it a try. Thank you Golden Carers.
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Thank you for all the ideas.