Aktiviti long Middle-Stage Dementia

Middle stej blong dementia ofen i longest taem, mo hemi taem we aktiviti oli stat nidim sapot. Tok i kam hard, step oli mikis, mo stat eni samting i save fil hard. Bat fasin blong wantem wokem samting mo joen i stap ya. Wetem liklik setap, man long middle stej i save enjoyem planti samting, espesol ol familiar wok, music mo ol pikja we yu mekem side-bae-side wetem hem.

Wanem aktiviti i wok gud long middle-stage dementia?

Short, familiar, hands-on aktiviti we oli brokem i go long ol single step i wok best. Alzheimer’s Association i talem se yu no nidim fanem nyufala samting blong mekem: ol aktiviti oli save kam pat blong ordinary laef, olsem mekem dinua tugeta, gaden, lisin long music o go wakabaot.

Alzheimer’s Foundation of America i nolsem se ol man long stej ia ofen i gat strong nid blong fil se oli gat purpos, o blong lukaftarem wan samting, mo oli nidim help blong stat o kontinum ol aktiviti. Middle-stage list blong hem i iklud fouwen laondri, wasem dish, pea ol sok, isi eksasaes, danis long familiar music, gaed wok, singalong, simpol pentem mo lukluk long fotoalbam.

Hao blong setem wan aktiviti blong hem i wok?

Ol aktiviti oli save sakses o fael long setap. Ol fasin ia, we oli kam from Alzheimer’s Association mo Family Caregiver Alliance, i mekem bigfala defren:

1. Klirim spes. Oflem TV, lokem dua mo putum nomo ol samting we aktiviti i nidim.
2. Stat long yu wan. Stat fouwen o stirim, then invaetem hem: “Yu save helpim mi wetem ia?”
3. Showim, then wet. Demonstret wan step. Pointim o guidim wetem han blong yu, olsem showim ples we plet i go.
4. Givim wan step long wan taem. “Fouwen i go haf” i isi moa dan “fouwen ol ia mo stakem long kala.”
5. Givim tu jusin, no open kwesten. “Ol blu towel o ol wait wan?” i isi blong ansarem dan “Wanem yu wantem blong mekem?”
6. Mekem hard pat yu wan. Yu mesarem, hem i stirim. Yu tredem nidol, hem i winem yan.
7. Givim wan rison. “Ol napkin ia i blong dinua long Sande” i mekem wok ia i fil stret.
8. Letem hem lukluk sipos hem i wantem. National Institute on Aging i talem se jus lukluk tu i save i gud.

Ol aidia blong aktiviti long middle stej

Ol haos wok we oli yusful

• Fouwen towel mo washcloth. Ol smol, flet samting i isi moa. Basket blong ol warm washcloth i ken fouwen, smudum mo fouwen gen.
• Pea sok. Stat wetem sam pea we oli defren nomo. Sotem long kala nomo i gud tu.
• Wasem o drae ol dish we i no brek. Warm soapy wota i gud long han. Dreim taem yu sidaon i isi moa long lek.
• Setem tebol. Givim wan kaen samting nomo long wan taem, mo yu setem wan ples blong sampol.
• Helpim long dinua. Wasem potato, tearem lettuce o stirim wan bol. Yu wok long naef mo hit.
• Swipim, dastem o wipem. Wan kaleko blong tebol, wan leit broom blong verenda.

Lukim household tasks blong planti moa.

Music mo muvmen

• Singsing ol old fevret. Stat singsing yu wan; plante man oli joen long ol song we oli save longfala. Lukim music activities.
• Danis fri. Swae, clap o muv hao we i fil gud. Sidaon i olright tu.
• Tos wan balun. I muv slow mo isi blong katsem from wan jea.
• Tekem wan gaed wok. Wakabaot wan smol, familiar loup tugeta, arem long arem sipos i helpim.

Pikja mo stori

• Lukluk long fotoalbam. Komentem long wanem yu lukim, no askem kwesten: “Lukim dat ka. Talem mi long hem.” Lukim reminiscence activities.
• Yusum conversation cards. Conversation cards i pairem wan pikja wetem wan open prompt we no kwiz.
• Lukim wan old muvi tugeta. Jusim wan we i familiar, stap klosap mo pausim blong rest.

Ol simpol gem we i no presa

• Picture pairs wetem pikja we i soum nomo. Picture pairs i lusum ol pikja blong stap luk, so i hemi long nowem, no long rimembam.
• Find the same. Find the same i soum wan pikja mo just tu o fo jes.
• Sort together. Sort together i olsem sotem laondri long screen: tap wan pikja, then basket blong hem.
• Picture bingo. Picture bingo i wok gud long famili miting mo grup.

Sipos wan gem i kausem frustresen, stop mo mekem narafala samting. Lukim how to play together.

Jenisem restlessness i kam wan aktiviti

Restless o ol fasin we oli repit ofen i gat wan rison. Family Caregiver Alliance i pointim se wan man we i kipim empti wan closet, hem i save traehad blong mit wan nid blong fil bisi mo produktiv. Alzheimer’s Association i sajestem blong jenisem strong fil ia i go long wan aktiviti we i matsem, no blong stopem.

Taem blong stop o jenisem rod

Stop taem yu lukim ol saen blong taed, frustresen, sem o boring, olsem fidget, frown, pushim ol samting i go aot o talem “mi no save.” Alzheimer’s Association i talem blong traem gen long narafala taem blong dei o mekem aktiviti i simpol moa. No fosem. Wan refusal i save kamaot from fiar o from taskem i hard tumas; lukim when they say no.

Endem erli i olsem. I gud tu blong jus sidaon tugeta wetem wan kap ti. Taem abiliti oli jenis moa, ol aidia long late-stage activities i ken moa fit, mo 101 activities i gat planti moa blong traem.