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Keeping Persons with Dementia Active Presentation by MindStart Posted Thu 09 Jun 2011 1:28pm online. If you would like to hear MindStart's presentation on Keeping Persons with Dementia Active, go to the link and start at 1:58. Other topics presented include caring for the person with memory loss in the home and updates on dementia care. View the Presentation Read on »

TIPS to Keep People with Dementia Active by Brenda A. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 10 Nov 2011 9:03am for ideas for easy activities they can do with their loved one. Engaging the person with dementia in activity offers caregiver support and cognitive stimulation for the user. However, caregivers may not always know how incorporate activities into the day. Here are 3 tips on how caregivers can help keep persons with dementia stay active. Remember the “3 R Read on »

Dementia Plus Activities Equals Wii by Susan L. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:45pm I'm sure by now you have heard of " Wii", the new interactive way to play games such as tennis. The premise is simple: using a sophisticated attachment on the body, a person simulates movements in a sport or other activity and the TV screen displays the results. If you are using the tennis module, you use your hand to simulate the action Read on »

Thanksgiving Activities For Those With Dementia by Susan Berg Posted Mon 22 Nov 2010 12:00am Here is a great for caregivers and healthcare professinals, Here is information on being the best caregiver you can be Here are more interesting dementia brain boosting activities Here is a dementia Thanksgiving activity Healthnews-stat.com How to Eat Right, Keep Calm and Enjoy Thanksgiving with Someone Who Read on »

Top ten Fourth of July activities for those with dementia by Susan Berg Posted Sun 03 Jul 2011 5:57am Here is a great dementia resource for caregivers and healthcare professinals, Here is information on being the best caregiver you can be Here is a way for nurses administrators, social workers and other health care professionals to get an easyceu or two Here are more interesting dementia brain boosting activities cannot believe the 4thof Read on »

Activities for Dementia Patients by gilbertGuide Posted Sat 23 Aug 2008 3:20pm I believe activities are crucial to well-being. In the past ten years, research has shown that activities play a large part in preventing the progression of dementia.... The activities that took place on any particular weekend greatly depended on the patients in the unit at that time. All of the patients there had dementia and behavior disorders Read on »

"Dementia Patrol" or "Tales of the Actively Dying" by PM, RN Registered Nurse

Posted Tue 27 Jan 2009 7:13pm This post has been moved to " SNiF-Confidential", an invitation-only blog. Now accepting regular or guest contributors! Read on »

Large-Scale, Long-Term Studies Support Roles of Physical Activity and Diet in Dementia and Cognitive Decline by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Sun 11 Jul 2010 11:44am ... Lots of new information. Read on »

Activity for Persons with Dementia by MindStart Posted Mon 10 Jan 2011 10:13pm I am excited to share an article I authored and has just been published by Troy Media out of Canada. The article shares about why it is important to keep persons with dementia engaged and tips on how to do this. See http://www.troymedia.com/2011/01/10/activity-key-to-a-dementia-sufferers-well-being/ . Any comments or thoughts? Post them to our Read on »

Did Alzheimer's Rob the Person You Know, Living with Dementia, of their Ability to say YES to Activities? by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Mon 31 Oct 2011 10:24am A resounding 73 percent of Alzheimer's caregivers answered yes to this question. By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer's Reading Room I recently conducted a poll and asked this question, Did (Does)... The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community. The site focuses on Alzheimers, med ... Read on »