The Activity Year Book: A Week by Week Guide for Use in Elderly Day and Residential Care
Anni Bowden
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Description for The Activity Year Book: A Week by Week Guide for Use in Elderly Day and Residential Care
Paperback. For care staff looking after older people, coming up with ideas for activities to keep their residents engaged and stimulated can be challenging. The Activity Year Book solves this problem, offering week by week themed activities. It has activities relating to every important date in the calendar, encouraging discussion around these events. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 658.
Engagement in meaningful activity is an important aspect of human existence, regardless of one's cognitive abilities. Even in the later stages of dementia, people can still be engaged in activities at a level that allows them to be successful. In fact in these later stages, where cognitive abilities may be waning, the need for activity becomes greater, as cognitive stimulation helps preserve what skills remain.
For care staff looking after older people, many of whom may have some degree of dementia, coming up with ideas for activities of a suitable level to keep their residents engaged and stimulated ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
657g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843109631
SKU
V9781843109631
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Anni Bowden
Anni Bowden has a Diploma in Occupational Therapy from Salford University in Manchester, UK and worked for many years as an occupational therapist, helping a wide range of people whose humour and dignity have been an inspiration to her. She spent her working life in the beautiful High Peak of Derbyshire where she still lives. Nancy Lewthwaite graduated from the ... Read more
Reviews for The Activity Year Book: A Week by Week Guide for Use in Elderly Day and Residential Care
... there is a genuine air of spontaneity throughout: the co-authors, with many years of experience, have certainly brought a sense of purpose to their publication. The occasional joke also lightens the tone, which can often become quite earnest in other similar, somewhat duller but well-meaning collections... Highly recommended.
Working with Older People, Stephen Weekes, Book Reviews Editor For ... Read more
Working with Older People, Stephen Weekes, Book Reviews Editor For ... Read more