Best Friends Book of Alzheimer's Activities, Volume Two - Softcover

"The activities in this book will help any family or professional caregiver provide enrichment and dignity throughout the Alzheimer's journey. I've learned from this book and from the Best Friends philosophy that it often only takes 30 seconds to make a difference. We should all practice the Best Friends way with our residents and each other!"-- (01/01/2001) "Our caregivers embrace the Best Friends(TM) philosophy every day, knowing that good care is about relationships and doing creative things together. This new book offers hundreds of life-affirming, creative ideas that family and professional caregivers can use at home. Highly recommended!"-- (01/01/2001) "Embracing the activity principles in the Best Friends model has helped us to capture the very essence of how activity programming should be for person-centered care. Our residents and staff have responded so positively to the Best Friends program that we have made Best Friends our road map to achieving excellence in dementia care."-- (01/01/2001) "In addition to facilitating more creative individualized projects, this book breathes new life into activities routinely done in memory care settings. . . Occupational therapists experienced in the art of planning person-centered and occupation-based activities will appreciate the way The Best Friends Book of Alzheimer's Activities utilizes the person's life story to anchor the design process."-- (02/26/2010) http: //occupational-therapy.advanceweb.com/Web-Extras/Book-Review/The-Best-Friends-Book-of-Alzheimers-Activities-Volume-2.aspx-- (02/26/2010) ". . . extremely helpful, and a book that you will reference often. Individuals with dementia, staff, and family members will enjoy the fresh ideas for creative art projects, interactive games, and evening activities . . . this collection of activities will add both meaning and enjoyment."-- (01/01/2001)

Expand and enrich your Best Friends activity programming with 149 all-new activities for individuals with dementia. Like the first book, this collection of fun and easy activities will add both meaning and enjoyment to the activities at your adult day center, home care setting, or residential care facility.