We did a baby photo guessing competition, staff photos. It was fun.

Elizabeth... Do u have a physiotherapist at your facility? If so seek their advise. :)

Lyn, you can make lovely dresses for Xmas Angels with the paper doilies. Use either a styrofoam cone or a cone shape made of card for the body & a styrofoam ball for the head. Cover with the doilie fo...

Di... I have found this to be an enduring problem wherever I have worked. Nursing staff have also told me how to do my job, which I find infuriating. They are I have found very 'territorial'. We all h...

Hi Jackie... The staff should know that the more noise that dementia residents are exposed to the more confused they become. We have had DBMAS come to our facility they are great http://dbmas.org.au...

I made a version of the Recycled Dream Spring Tree, in my dementia unit using all recycled resources. It looks so pretty I placed it in the dining room & everyone comments on how lovely it is. Thank u...

I love the idea & I am going to give it a go... sounds like fun!

Jan the twiddle muffs sound fantastic. I would love to see a pic! The sound a little similar to the sensory mats that we use.

Perhaps you could give him a couple of smaller portions. I'm not sure if that will solve the problem, it really depends on why he is doing it. Perhaps he feels he has to eat quickly or someone will ta...

Thank you all for your advice. On our daily program we just list activities in the dementia wing as eg: "Activities" 2pm-3pm, so depending on whats happening on the day we do a few different activiti...

Solange, I find it difficult to get my residents to participate in activities such as puzzles or quizzes... I have tried a number of times only to get blank stares when I ask the questions, which is u...

I have a lot of trouble getting my dementia residents to participate as a group, so I do my activities in smaller groups of 3 or 4 for about 15mins each that way they do not lose interest or get bored...

Hi Marina... I always like to play music that a resident has liked throughout their life in their rooms when they reach the end stage. It creates a peaceful atmosphere for them & for family. If they h...

Good idea I will try this one with my dementia ward! You could also have individual Pavlova's & residents can make & decorate their own Pavlova, eliminating the need for gloves etc.

Does anyone have any ideas for interesting words for use in Wordbuilding?