Jan 18 2009
Dementia and activities-WHY?
For the next week I am going to focus on activities.
First of all, it is National Activity Professionals Week.
Second activities improve the quality of life of those with Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias, those with physical disabilities, those with developmental disabilities, all those living in long term care and actually for anyone.
Here are
Top Ten Reasons For Residents to Attend Activities
1. Activities assist in improving social skills.
2. Activities assist in increasing communication skills.
3. Activities assist in increasing passive and active range of motion. 4. Activities assist in decreasing stress and agitation.5. Activities assist in decreasing the amount of falls for certain residents.
6. Activities assist in decreasing the amount of medications for certain residents.
7. Activities assist in decreasing signs and symptoms of depression.
8. Activities assist in decreasing confusion and inappropriate behaviors.
9. Activities assist in increasing self-ambulation.
10. Increased Activities decreases the amount of supervision needed on the units for nursing.
I invite all to comment to let us know why you think activities are important
Thanks
I am addicted to this site. Great info
I hope to visit this site often. I am still waiting to see what the adminstration does for the Activity department this week
I do wonder if keeping ourselves doing various activities before we get to the age where we might get dementia can help ward it off. It obviously is a combonation of things that cause it.
Karen
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