Recalling memories from the past can be a great activity for the person who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or dementia. As the disease progresses, we see that it is difficult to learn new information but some memories created long ago may remain intact. With guided discussion, these memories can sometimes be recalled and wonderful [...]
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Do you make others feel like a rock star?
It is a common saying around here that if you are having a bad day, go walk out on the production floor and spend some time with the client workers. It doesn’t matter if they’ve seen you 10 days before or 10 minutes before, you’ll very likely be greeted by kind hand waving, by name [...]
Do goals make you happy?
A few months ago, one of the day services clients here at KANDU was having a bad start to her day. She was confused and then a little embarrassed due to her momentary yet quite noticeable memory lapse. Of course the staff here guided her back on track with compassion and humor to get past [...]