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 Joined: Sat Feb 06 2010, 02:40PM Posts: 1 |
An elderly relation has recently been admitted to a care home. She suffers from dementia - the main syptom at present seems to be her complete inability to communicate. She may understand (and I think she knows who I am) but has no means of coherently communicating back, so it impossible to know if she understands what is being said to her and, of course, she is unable to say what she wants or requires. What practical assistance can I give which will help her during these visits? For example, would it help to take along family photos of when she was younger (with pictures of other members of the family?) Would it be helpful to play games? -if so, which do you suggest? Any other suggestions would be most welcome! |
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| Dr G J Booth |
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Dear Jeffery, The use of photographs, memorbillia, objects, music and film or any form of media that are pertinent to an individual's life is an extremely effective way of communicating with people living with dementia. These types of activities can also provide useful ways that enable staff in getting to know people. This type of information can generate meaningful interactions and conversations as significant elements about a person become available. This is often called 'life story work' and provides a variety of platforms that have been found to improve qualtiy of life. You could start by compiling a journal using copies of photographs or documents for example, and writing a short story adjacent to these on the page. This medium would also allow the resource to be used by other family members and staff. I hope you have found this useful and if I can be of any further assistance then please do get in touch. Best wishes, Gayle |
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| granny grumble |
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Joined: Thu Mar 25 2010, 07:55PM Posts: 2 |
Hi I am caring for a lady whoihas complex needs which include dementia, learning difficulties and scizophrenia. when she came to live with me i learned from her case worker that she loved to sing. I discovered that she had a special fondness for 1950`s music especially Elvis, So every day we play cds Elvis ,Perry Como, Sinartra etc. She sings along and I join in,but perhaps the best route to making contact was when I was putting her to bed one night and asked her if she new "auntie Mary had a canary up the leg of her draws?" She got a twinkle in her eye and she belted out the baudy little ditty. I joined in and we had a good giggle.She then began to sing old wwii songs eg White Cliffs of Dover from beginning to end. She would have been a child during the war and these old songs were obviously part of that. so we have now added Vera Lynn cds to her collection. A singsong is a great treat for her every day we sing off key but we laugh alot and this has brought us together over the last six months. I was born into a Liverpool family in which aunts and uncles used to sing all these old songs so they bring happy memories for me as well as my service user. |
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