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Montessori-Based Activities for Persons With Dementia

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I bought this book based on the reviews and I am pretty disappointed with it. I spend a day a week with a woman with dementia who is mid to late stage and coming up with activities has been very challenging. I tried a number of the activities listed and she as well as I found them pretty mindless and "busywork". In the introduction they clearly state that persons with dementia need to feel a sense of accomplishment and self-esteem and one of the problems is that they are usually given busywork. I find cutting up a piece of paper on the drawn lines, lacing a shoelace through paper, or stringing wooden beads together contributed nothing to her sense of accomplishment. She may have dementia but she is not dumb. I was hoping this book would have some games that she could play or other activities to stimulate her thinking or memory. Most of this stuff was just eye hand coordination and for that it is WAY OVERPRICED.

Dr. Camp's well-written spiral-bound book seems to address the need of persons with moderate-to-severe dementia. This aspect should be included in the book description so that the buyer not assume it also includes activities for persons with mild dementia.

There aren't many guides --how to present activities to people with dementia. Was pleased with the information. Hope in future they will have more on the subject.