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Alzheimer’s Disease & Recreational TherapyFriends with Benefits
Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMMlVh_fP2g
Why Alzheimer’s?
Make an impact
3-20 years after Diagnosis -Gillman
Affects brain functioning
Pre-dementia, early, moderate, advanced
Increased risk though aging/family history
STATISTICS
5.4 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s
Over 15 million Americans provide unpaid care valued at $210 billion
Payments for care are estimated to be $200 billion in the US in 2012 -Alzheimer’s Association
Treatment Options
Pharmaceutical drugs
Daily care-giving
Recreational Therapy
“Helps patients recover basic motor functioning and reasoning abilities, builds confidence and enables those affected to socialize more effectively” - Mayo School of Health Sciences
Local OrganizationsCarriage Green Senior Home
• Treasure Chest Activity
• Encourage choosing diet
• Music during meals
Middle Brook Farms Senior Home
• “People often link songs to memories. Music can help alter a person’s mood” -Thompson
The Regency House
Located in Wallingford, CT
4 main housing units
Offers physical, occupational and speech therapy
Our efforts
Balloon Volleyball:
• Ideal for those with limited physicalmovement & cognitive abilities
• Improves physical coordination
Our Efforts Pt. 2
Picture Books: trigger memories & social interaction
Personal experience
Next Time?
Interview first
Return to see residents
Wrap up