This lady possesses some very valuable skills by the sounds of it. Could you ask her to write for you? If she could compose a talk or speech that staff could then deliver to others, this would surely make this lady feel valued? How is her memory? Could she write about her own life and past experiences? Its sounds as though she would have some interesting tales to tell after years of lecturing/teaching. Ask her about it. Ask her about the highs and lows, the funny and the sad. If necessary, Take dictation and write it for her. Do a little each day, giving time to look forward to tomorrow. It will give opportunity for creative thinking for her and an avenue to express her thoughts. Hope this is helpful
Once again Golden Carers has come to the rescue. I live in a retirement village and calling on my years as a Diversional Therapist I constantly use the Golden Carers for new ideas to run my group in the village. I especially love the Read Aloud Audience Participation activity and I always pick a very shy resident to take a part. It is amazing how much it brings them out of their shell. The quiz always helps keeps their minds active and gives them such a feeling of self worth when they get a correct answer.
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Could you ask her to write for you? If she could compose a talk or speech that staff could then deliver to others, this would surely make this lady feel valued?
How is her memory? Could she write about her own life and past experiences? Its sounds as though she would have some interesting tales to tell after years of lecturing/teaching. Ask her about it. Ask her about the highs and lows, the funny and the sad. If necessary, Take dictation and write it for her.
Do a little each day, giving time to look forward to tomorrow.
It will give opportunity for creative thinking for her and an avenue to express her thoughts.
Hope this is helpful