I just 'fell over' this thread ...
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/talking...666#post104666 which has lots of ideas, some of which might be suitable for visiting.
The following link, in particular, is very good. You can download pages for ideas & tips.http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/sc...&category_id=2
It's so difficult when physical and/or mental abilities vary so much, and change during the course of the illness. With my Mum, I found it impossible to introduce anything new, however 'easy' it might seem; it had to be something she was already familiar with/good at from years gone by. It has nothing to do with 'intelligence' as we usually think of it, but you have to be wary of high-lighting the LACK of an ability which used to be there, and unintentionally giving offence or hurt.
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(In case you think you are seeing double
, I just posted this in another thread, but thought the info might be useful here too!)
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/talking...666#post104666 which has lots of ideas, some of which might be suitable for visiting.
The following link, in particular, is very good. You can download pages for ideas & tips.http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/sc...&category_id=2
It's so difficult when physical and/or mental abilities vary so much, and change during the course of the illness. With my Mum, I found it impossible to introduce anything new, however 'easy' it might seem; it had to be something she was already familiar with/good at from years gone by. It has nothing to do with 'intelligence' as we usually think of it, but you have to be wary of high-lighting the LACK of an ability which used to be there, and unintentionally giving offence or hurt.
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(In case you think you are seeing double
, I just posted this in another thread, but thought the info might be useful here too!)