Activities for Older People in Care Homes: A Handbook for Successful Activity Planning

Sarah Crockett has worked in Activities Provision in residential care for over 10 years. She currently works in a County Council Day Centre as a Day Care Officer. In 2008 she reached the finals of Barchester Health Care's Activity Provider of the Year Award, and in 2010 she won the National Association of Providers of Activities for Older People (NAPA) Activity Award. In 2009 she qualified as one of the first dementia link workers (DLW) in the UK. She lives in Gloucestershire, UK.

Preface; Introduction; Part I: The Importance of Activities and How to Get Started; 1. Dementia: The Basics; 2. What Are Activities For?; 3. Getting to Know Your Audience; 4. How to Assess a Resident for Activities; 5. Life Stories; 6. Care Planning Activity; 7. The Value of Timetables; 8. Getting People to Join In; 9. Recording What You've Done; 10. Sensory Activity; 11. Environment and Reality Orientation; 12. Using Activity to "Solve Problems; 13. Assessing the Risks; 13. Budgeting and Money Stretching; 15. Trouble; Part II: But What Can I Actually Do?; Art; Books; Cooking; Crafts; Daily Living; Exercise; Games; Gardening; Knitting; Linking with the Community; Music; Reminiscence; Rummage; Sensory; Spiritual; Theme Days; Trips Out; Afterword; Resources; References; Index.