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Doing Things
A Guide to Programming Activities for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
By Jitka M. Zgola. Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press
Doing Things shows how to provide a positive environment for Alzheimer's victims by offering opportunities for social interaction and constructive, enjoyable activities. Zgola outlines the ways in which a patient's functional impairment can be assessed; the strengths, weaknesses and needs most commonly encountered among Alzheimer's victims' and way activities can be tailored to accommodate them.
She offers step-by-step instructions for selecting and presenting appropriate activities and includes cooking and crafts projects, a sample exercise routine, and a sample daily schedule. the techniques she describes are designed to promote a sense of security and self-esteem by avoiding possible sources of confusion or confrontation.
Based upon the highly successful program developed at one day-care facility for victims of the disease, Doing Things offers an invaluable guide for professionals and volunteers supervising activities at day-care centers and extended-care facilities, as well as for individuals who are caring for patients at home.
Throughout, Zgola's emphasis is on treating Alzheimer's sufferers with empathy, courtesy and dignity.
Jitka M. Zgola, formerly an occupational therapist in the Alzheimer's "Day Away" and Home Assistance programs of Ottawa, currently works at the Psychogeriatric Clinic of the Ottawa General Hospital.
You can now order the book listed below directly on the Internet from Lake Solitude Media's Alzheimer's Bookstore in affiliation with Amazon.com Books. Click on the link below.
