Memory and Communication AIDS for People With Dementia - 9781938870064

Full of examples, such as how to create a proxy letter from the IRS assuring the patient that they had paid taxes, to sample implementation worksheets, this guidebook instructs the professional caregiver on practical ways of assisting dementia patients. It provides numerous color photographs of examples of memory aids that could be put to use in providing the patient with reminders of their past and in assisting them in the expression of current preferences. The volume includes chapters on using memory aids to enhance conversation, orientation, communication skills, engagement in activities and modifying challenging behaviors. It is appropriate for use in adult day, assisted living, and long-term care settings and in a patient's home. This updated edition of Memory Books and Other Graphic Cuing Systems includes the following: descriptions of memory aids based on new technology, updates resulting from formal evaluation of nursing aides that had received the previous training, instructions for checking the grade level of text to be used as a memory aid, and updated guidelines for designing a memory aid implementation plan. Over 30 pdfs and word documents of memory aid resources are available for download at an associated website. Annotation ©2014 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)