
Doing Things
A Guide to Programing Activities for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
- English
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Doing Things
A Guide to Programing Activities for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
About this book
Doing Things shows how to provide a positive environment for persons with Alzheimer's disease by offering opportunities for social interaction and constructive, enjoyable activities. Zgola outlines the ways in which a patient's functional impairment can be assessed; the strengths, weaknesses, and needs most commonly encountered among persons with Alzheimer's disease; and ways activities can be tailored to accommodate them. She offers step-by-step instructions for selecting and presenting appropriate activities and includes cooking and crafts projects, a sample exercise routine, and a sample daily schedule. The techniques she describes are designed to promote a sense of security and self-esteem, by avoiding possible sources of confusion or confrontation.
Based on the highly successful program developed at one day-care facility for persons with dementia, Doing Things offers an invaluable guide for professionals and volunteers supervising activities at day-care centers and extended-care facilitiesāas well as for individuals who are caring for patients at home. Throughout, Zgola's emphasis is on treating persons who have Alzheimer's disease with empathy, courtesy, and dignity.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Doing Things
- Introduction: A Program Specifically for Persons with Alzheimerās Disease
- 1. The Neurobehavioral Aspects of Alzheimerās Disease
- 2. Evaluation
- 3. Programing to the Clientsā Strengths
- 4. Programing for the Clientsā Needs
- 5. Designing a Program
- 6. Activities
- 7. The Presentation of Activities
- 8. Clientsā Reactions to the Program
- 9. Mobility
- Conclusion
- Appendixes
- Notes
- Glossary
- Annotated Bibliography
- Index
- Footnote