How to Make Your Care Home Fun : Simple Activities for People of All Abilities.

As we grow older, our need to be engaged in interesting activities does not diminish and is vital to our quality of life. How to Make Your Care Home Fun examines the need for activities for elderly people in care and offers a practical programme of entertaining activities that can be used in nursing...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Agar, Kenneth
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • How to Make Your Care Home Fun Simple Activities for People of All Abilities; Contents; Foreword; 1 Introduction; 2 The Care Homes Sector; 3 How Old is Old?; 4 Why Activities are Needed; 5 The Activities Organiser; 6 Arranging the Programme; 7 Activities; 8 Talking and Listening; 9 Keep Moving; 10 Role Play; 11 Reminiscence; 12 Everyday Occupations; 13 Music; 14 Arts and Crafts; 15 Discussions and Debates; 16 A Miscellany of Informal Activities; 17 Gardening; 18 Cookery; 19 Going Out; 20 Activities for People with Dementia.