Hello everyone - does anybody have or know a useful site with downloadable step-by-step dressing, toileting, personal care visual prompt guides, like cue cards but more specific, for people living with dementia? Photos or diagrams with action words as well would be brilliant. THANKS in advance :) Ros
Hello Ros, hope you found prompts already for your clients, where I work the occupational/ physiotherapist provide the signs.. in a set of small cards,(like key ring kind of thing) or A4 size signs to place them on a wall or where resident will see it.. Regards Rosa
Hi everyone, I am from Belgium and I work with people who have dementia. Recently we had a resident join us from China. She only speaks Chinese and a little bit of English. So we are in desperate need of some cue cards to help us communicate with her. I found some here and on eastern health but anymore tips would be helpful... Thanks
I made individual cards by downloading free clip art and adding text in large fonts. I saved each clip so that I could prepare individual cards and then cut them apart as well as provide the resident with the full card. Ugh... sometimes it sounds right in my head and then i realize I am not describing it well, so here is an example;
Joe has trouble dressing so I have an 8.5x11 card for him to reference in the morning. It has step 1: with a clip art of someone putting on underwear and the words in large font. step 2: with clip art of someone putting on pants and the words in large font (keep brief) step 3: etc...... Then I print a second copy of that card and cut it into pieces so step 1 (with pic). gets taped to the drawer where the undies are located. step 2 gets cut off and taped to drawer with pants in them. You get the picture.....Don't forget to include glasses and hearing aides. If you are lucky enough to have a color printer even better you can color code the background just be sure to use white text if dark background.
We had a gentlemen that liked to walk out of the room with no pants on so I used a half sheet of paper and a clip art of pants being put on and taped to the inside of his bedroom door and on the wall inside his room where he would see it if he shut his door. It was at my last facility so I don't remember exactly what it said off the top of my head, but it was something like.... What color are your pants?
I just recently joined this site also and let me tell you it is WONDERFUL!!!! I am an activity director at a senior center and not only do our older seniors enjoy it but we also have a group respite program geared towards participants with dementia and Alzheimer's, that respond really well to the trivia/quizzes that the website offers. I am so thankful to have this site as a resource to assist with enhancing their quality of life!
Ellen Hargett Community Social Services Asst United States
https://www.goldencarers.com/cue-cards-for-dementia-care/4744/
In the comments section, there is a link to others too. Hope this helps!
Regards
Rosa
Golden Carers have the most wonderful range of cue cards
regards
Linda
I am from Belgium and I work with people who have dementia. Recently we had a resident join us from China. She only speaks Chinese and a little bit of English. So we are in desperate need of some cue cards to help us communicate with her. I found some here and on eastern health but anymore tips would be helpful... Thanks
Joe has trouble dressing so I have an 8.5x11 card for him to reference in the morning. It has step 1: with a clip art of someone putting on underwear and the words in large font.
step 2: with clip art of someone putting on pants and the words in large font (keep brief)
step 3: etc...... Then I print a second copy of that card and cut it into pieces so step 1 (with pic). gets taped to the drawer where the undies are located. step 2 gets cut off and taped to drawer with pants in them. You get the picture.....Don't forget to include glasses and hearing aides. If you are lucky enough to have a color printer even better you can color code the background just be sure to use white text if dark background.
We had a gentlemen that liked to walk out of the room with no pants on so I used a half sheet of paper and a clip art of pants being put on and taped to the inside of his bedroom door and on the wall inside his room where he would see it if he shut his door. It was at my last facility so I don't remember exactly what it said off the top of my head, but it was something like.... What color are your pants?
You could probably do a Google search
http://www.healthtranslations.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcht.nsf/PresentDetail?Open&s=Cue_Cards
Hope this helps.
https://www.goldencarers.com/cue-cards-for-dementia-care/4744/