Chocolate Rain: 100 Ideas for a Creative Approach to Activities in Dementia Care - Softcover

Zoutewelle, Sarah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1874790965 ISBN 13: 9781874790969

Publisher: Hawker Publications Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

Chocolate Rain, 100 ideas for a creative approach to activities in dementia care is a visually exciting and easy to use activity manual for caregivers and relatives.

Chocolate Rain shows how to apply creativity in order to reach the person behind the dementia and to approach them as an equal creative companion in discovering the best activities for them.

This book is unique in the field not only because it includes more than 100 successfully tested ideas for a wide range of new activities, but it also includes one of the first creative manuals written specifically for caregivers.

Chocolate Rain offers practical advice as well as inspiration for improving the well being of people with dementia. And special attention is given to supporting and engaging those with advanced dementia.

The book is divided into 4 main sections:
1 Elements of a creative approach
2 Getting started
3 Creating your own activities
4 100 Activities handbook

Additional features are an Activities list with every activity in the book classified by category, and a Mini Guide section which cross references all the activities according to abilities, gender, whether the activity is active or restful, for an individual or group etc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hawker Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1874790965
• ISBN 13: 9781874790969
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 193