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Greetings!
As vaccines continue to be administered and the nation slowly approaches a return to normal, we invite you to join us as we look ahead for ways to deliver memory care even better than before. It will take some adjustment, but this can be an opportunity to try things differently. Looking at this month's principle and the ones we've discussed so far in 2021, consider how to invite individuals with memory impairments in purposeful activities of their choice, and support their success and independence by demonstrating new activities or activities of daily living. Continue reading to learn why demonstrating activities is important and how to best accomplish it.
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This month’s Key Montessori Principle is
“Demonstrate More. Talk Less.”
This principle is important for many new activities or recovering functions, and can mean the difference between independence and dependence in care for the person, care for the environment, or for success in learning a new skills or new devices. A care partner holding their own brush can prompt an person with dementia to brush their own teeth by simply demonstrating the action by their side. A visual demonstration can help a person with dementia learn to use an electric shaver by watching another perform the correct motion. As we've seen many times, a diagnosis of dementia does not mean someone cannot learn new procedures or skills - a demonstration may be valuable in current times as we need to incorporate video calls or additional cleaning procedures into our homes and communities.
The excerpt below from Montessori-Based Activities for Persons with Dementia Volume 2 explains why talking less during activity presentation is best.
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Upcoming Events
These events are open to the public and internal training sessions for communities and companies are also available. Reach out to vince@cen4ard.com to discuss training opportunities for your team.
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Tuesday April 13th & Thursday April 15th, 2021
1:00-4:15pm EST
If you’re interested in increasing staff engagement and productivity, don't miss the Montessori Leadership and Staff Engagement Bootcamp. Join the conversation to learn how a Montessori-based culture can improve engagement for staff as well as residents living with dementia. Registered attendees will be invited to send their Montessori questions and challenges to our panelists: Montessori Trainer Stacey Flint and Executive Director Drew Percival from Windsong Memory Care. CEUs available.
Follow-up webinars exploring specific leadership tools are now open for registration:
May 11th (Learning Circles), June 8th (Appreciative Inquiry), and July 13th (Huddles).
Learn more about these upcoming training opportunities and resgister at
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Wednesday April 28th, 2021
2:00-3:00pm EST
Gary Johnson and Cameron Camp return for a conversation on the importance of Principle 4: Demonstrate for both residents and staff of care communities.
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Activity Ideas and Inspiration |
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We have selected these resources from our activity manuals that exemplify this month's principle: Demonstrate More. They also align well with our previously covered principles of Establishing Purpose and Offering Choice. We will add these to other activities we've shared on our Free Resources page.
Browse these activity manuals and other books in our Online Shop.
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Using Tongs
This exercise in using tongs has benefits for hand-eye coordination, fine and gross motor skills, and helps to enhance one's range of motion. Improving this skill can allow an individual to help serve food to others, or add an olive to a martini at a social gathering. Having an extra set of tongs can be useful while demonstrating the steps, rather than relying verbal instructions alone. [Download pdf]
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Decorate a Hat
This activity consists of giving new life to some old (or new) hats and designing an article of clothing that the participant will wear, giving purpose and meaning to this creative outlet. If a group of community members are in a club, they'll feel connected in their matching hats. One of our favorite applications of this activity is in preparation for a Kentucky Derby celebration or summer party. Add to the experience by going to the store together to shop for pieces to use for decoration. Demonstrating how to use the glue to add decorations will help ensure success in this activity. [Download pdf]
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Folding Clothes
Self-care is a component of activities of daily living. Folding and hanging clothes are familiar to many older persons with dementia and represent abilities that may still be available, though they may not have the opportunity to display self-care skills in many home and institutional settings. Simply providing a demonstration with one article of clothing with support a loved one or client to continue the task and provide a sense of order and independence that is important to many people. [Download pdf]
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Drying Dishes
Purposeful tasks give participants an opportunity to exercise mastery and control, to obtain a sense of order, and to connect and engage with their surroundings. Success in these tasks provides a sense of closure and accomplishment. Just folding clothes, a simple demonstration may be all that is needed to give a loved one or client the opportunity for independence in an activity of daily living and participate in a cooperative, social activity. [Download pdf]
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Have you heard? CARD has been approved by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for human resource certifications, SHRM-CP® and SHRM-SCP®, and by NZSDRT Inc. for New Zealand's certified diversional and recreational therapist CEUs. They now join NAB, NCTRC, NCCAP, ICCDP, NCCAM, Ohio OTPTAT, and Nevada BSWE as professional boards approving our courses for continuing education. CEUs are approved for select online courses, as well as the Montessori Leadership Bootcamp series starting April 13th.
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New 2021 Online Course Offerings:
- Determining Cause and Effective Treatment for Responsive Behavior in Persons with Dementia
- Montessori-Based Activities for Persons with Dementia 1 & 2
- Montessori Principles for Leadership and Staff Engagement
Advanced Courses (eligible for CMDCP renewal with ICCDP) after prerequisite Montessori Dementia Care Professional course is complete:
- Creating and Managing Resident and Client Committees
- Resident Activity Leaders: Training Persons with Dementia to Lead Activities
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How is your care community supporting connections between residents or staff, and how are you applying Montessori principles? We want to promote and feature you and how you're helping seniors thrive. Let's inspire each other! Send your story to us at info@cen4ard.com so we can feature you in a future newsletter! |
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Be well and take care,
Cameron Camp, Vince Antenucci, Nelly Jane Selby,
and the team at Center for Applied Research in Dementia
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