Best Dementia Activities part 1

I love to use music with residents with dementia. Any music from their era will get the memory warmed up. Even if the resident can not sing, or can't recall the name of the song, it may put a smile on their face, or a tap to the toes. We all know music can make us happy or sad. It is such a great memory trigger. I have seen residents with severe dementia who couldn't put a coherence sentence together, be able to sing all the words to a song. This is incredible, and important for other staff to see as well. The nurses and aides need to see that individual in a different light. If you can find a song that makes that person happy, it may help the aide when doing care. This is definitely important info to pass along. We all need to work together.