🎯 Educational Goals
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Maintain cognitive function and slow decline
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Reduce anxiety, agitation, and behavioral symptoms
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Promote emotional stability and self-esteem
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Decrease caregiver burden through meaningful engagement
1️⃣ Cognitive Stimulation Activities
Key Principle: Participation matters more than correct answers.
✔ Recommended Activities
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Identifying the date, day, or season
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Looking at family photos and talking about memories
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Simple counting (coins, objects)
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Completing common sayings
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Example: “A stitch in time saves…”
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Naming colors or everyday objects
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Reminiscing about past jobs or hobbies
⚠️ Tips
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Do not correct mistakes harshly
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Avoid saying “That’s wrong”
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Use validation: “That could be right.”
2️⃣ Sensory Stimulation Activities
Sensory stimulation remains effective even when verbal skills decline.
👃 Smell
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Coffee, soap, lavender
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Ask: “Does this smell familiar?”
✋ Touch
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Folding towels
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Handling rice or beans
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Soft blankets
👂 Hearing
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Old songs
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Hymns or children’s songs
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Nature sounds (waves, birds)
👀 Vision
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Color cards
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Flower pictures
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Seasonal landscape photos
3️⃣ Visual, Auditory, and Tactile Tools
🧰 Visual Tools
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Large-number clocks and calendars
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Simple puzzles (20 pieces or fewer)
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Family photo albums
🎧 Auditory Tools
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Bluetooth speakers
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Headphones (adjust volume carefully)
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Voice recordings from family members
🧸 Tactile Tools
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Stress balls
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Soft knitted dolls
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Sensory blankets
4️⃣ Individualized Activity Guide by Dementia Stage
🟢 Early Stage
Goal: Maintain independence
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Assisting with simple cooking tasks
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Reading newspaper headlines
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Walking and casual conversation
🟡 Middle Stage
Goal: Comfort, repetition, sensory focus
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Folding towels
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Clapping hands to music
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Short questions with photo cues
🔴 Late Stage
Goal: Comfort, safety, emotional calm
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Hand massage
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Soft, calming music
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Quiet companionship (no conversation required)
📌 Important Reminders for Caregivers
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⏱️ Keep activities short (10–15 minutes)
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👀 Stop immediately if signs of fatigue or agitation appear
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💬 Use simple, one-step instructions
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❤️ Praise effort, not results
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