Engaging Activities PDF Format
$39.95
A practical dementia activity manual for seniors in PDF format, written by a Diversional Therapist. Covers activity programs for different stages of dementia, with templates, colouring pages, and themed content suitable for day centres, residential facilities, and home care.
Written by Lauretta Kaldor, Diversional Therapist, this dementia activity manual for seniors is supplied as a PDF emailed directly after purchase. It covers general guidelines and practical activities for people at different stages of dementia, and is intended for use in day centres, residential aged care facilities, or at home.
How it can be used
The manual provides prepared programs that activity coordinators can use as a starting point for structured sessions. Staff and family carers can adapt the activities to suit the individual. As an adult activity book PDF, it can be printed in full or by section as needed.
This manual includes:
- Prepared activity programs for different stages of dementia
- Themed activity content
- Colouring pages and picture templates
- Photocopiable templates for repeated use
- Guidelines on supporting people living with dementia in activity settings
- Staged group sessions: Use the prepared programs as a session plan for a small group, selecting activities matched to the cognitive stage of participants.
- One-to-one home use: Family carers can work through the activities individually with a person living with dementia at home, adapting pace and content as needed.
- Colouring and visual engagement: Print the colouring pages for use in quiet one-to-one time or as a calming group activity.
- Themed program planning: Use the themed content to build a weekly activity calendar, rotating themes to maintain variety across sessions.
- Photocopiable templates: Print multiple copies of templates for group use without reprinting the full manual each time.
- Format: PDF, emailed directly after purchase
- Page count: 85 pages
- Printing: Suitable for home or office printing; templates are photocopiable
- Author: Lauretta Kaldor, Diversional Therapist