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Dementia Tips-Holiday Series - Planning Activities

Activities are vitally important when working with individuals with Dementia. Activities are valuable to increase socialization, providing mental stimulation as well as exercise. Engaging people with Dementia in activities has been shown to decrease depression, improve self-esteem, improve quality of life, and decrease challenging behaviors.

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Dementia Tips-Holiday Series - Travel Tips

Traveling can be challenging when someone has Dementia and may not be restful and relaxing. The individual with Dementia may function well in a familiar place, however, travel disrupts all the sameness and familiarity and may be frightening to the individual with Dementia. Clearly travel is possible, but it involves considerable planning on the part of the caregiver. 

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Dementia Tips-Holiday Series - Activities for Hannukah and Christmas 

When planning Holiday activities for a person living with Dementia it is important to maintain or adapt to family rituals and traditions. Find out what your client and/or loved one liked to do in the past. Knowing their traditions can help.

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Dementia Tips-Holiday Series 

When caring for clients or loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, the thought of the holidays may be overwhelming.. The key to making the holidays as pleasant and stress free as possible for the person with dementia, as well as for friends and family, is planning and managing expectations.

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