Life Enrichment: Therapeutic Small GroupsSomewhere beneath the bewildered countenance, or blank stare – there is still a person. Involving persons with dementia in therapeutic small-group activities offers a compassionate way to deliver genuine pleasure, purpose, and peace. Therapeutic Small Group KitsTherapeutic Small Groups are driven by a pre-selected theme – featuring kits with dozens of authentic, three-dimensional, inexpensive props.These props are carefully selected to cue the parts of the brain that still “work” – but are buried beneath severe language difficulties. The props relate to all senses and are not simply “looked at.” They are held, used and experienced. |
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Changing Lives.
“Family members are very happy that their loved ones are in the program. Some have come to watch and see what the program is like.When they leave, they are so very satisfied. They are so glad to see their loved ones actually engaged.”
“It was like that movie – Awakenings. It was nothing less miraculous than if they had all come back to life.”