Meaningful Days

A meaningful day is a day filled with activities that create a sense of belonging and well-being, and the person with Alzheimer’s disease can participate in easily.  Here are some strategies to create a meaningful day for you and your family.

• *Enjoy reminiscing with your family member.  Short-term memory may be damaged, but long-term memory often remains.  When reminiscing it is helpful to talk about subjects such as winter snowstorms or making holiday dinners rather than a specific memory or event from the past.
• *Recognize the special abilities that often remain and enjoy them together.
• *All people, with or without Alzheimer’s disease enjoy the same things:  a good meal, animals, babies, or favorite music.
• *People with Alzheimer’s disease enjoy other forms of affection.  Sit close and look at pictures.
• *Look for activities that will be interesting to the person.  In seeking activities the individual would enjoy, it helps  to think about past work experiences and past and present interest.

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