Lady-Links enjoy sharing activities and conversation with our dear friends who have various types of cognitive decline.
Preparation and planning are components of any successful visit.
Here’s two things to keep in mind so that you can look forward to “Good Times with Friends” when you visit someone with cognitive decline.
1. Have a planned activity.
2. Let the activity inspire conversation.
That way, the dear friend has something to see and touch to help give her clues about the topic of discussion.
For example, this “Hello Spring” craft has flowers and raindrops.
Providing visual (seeing it) stimulation and kinesthetic (touching it) stimulation help facilitate memories of related activities, especially those that occurred in childhood. While doing this craft, we have shared memories and events about spring activities, such as holding umbrellas in the rain, splashing in rain puddles, and picking flowers.
Everyone has a good time at our visits.
Lady-Links…bringing love, laughter and “Good Times” to each visit with our dear friends.
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