Authors: Emilia Bazan-Salazar
ISBN-13: 9780071447317, ISBN-10: 0071447318
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: March 2005
Edition: First Edition
Emilia C. Bazan-Salazar, R.N., B.S.N., is founder and director of Garden Manor Alzheimer's and Dementia, a facility that provides quality care in a home environment in Las Vegas.
Simple, stress-free activities that promote physical and emotional well-being for Alzheimer's patients
Based on the author's four-year study and vast experience in Alzheimer's and dementia-related care, Alzheimer's Activities That Stimulate the Mind is the only book that offers appropriate activities for each of the four stages of the disease. Whether you're taking care of a loved one or working as a caregiver, Emilia C. Bazan-Salazar gives you easy-to-follow exercises that have been medically proven to enhance and maintain the cognitive abilities of persons living with Alzheimer's or dementia.
Featured in this authoritative, reassuring guide are hundreds of therapeutic exercises across an array of areas and disciplinesincluding arts and crafts, community outings, physical activity, religion and spirituality, grooming, gardening, music, and morewhich have been designed to:
You'll understand how and why each stage-appropriate activity works, and you'll see how to expand them or create your own activities to suit your unique situation. Most of all, you'll remain involved, more hopeful, and more bonded with those living with Alzheimer's as you help them once again experience the joy of performing the activities of daily living.
Emilia C. Bazan-Salazar, R.N., B.S.N., is founder and director of Garden Manor Alzheimer's and Dementia, a facility that provides quality care in a home environment in Las Vegas.