The Positive Interactions Program of Activities for People with Alzheimer's Disease By Sylvia Nissenboim, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., and Christine Vroman, L.P.N.

About the Authors
Preface
Overview of the Disease Process

• Stages 0.5–1: Questionable–Mild Cognitive Impairment
  
• Stage 2: Moderate Cognitive Impairment
  
• Stage 3: Severe Cognitive Impairment
  

• Assessment
  
• Activity Categories
  
  • Activities for People in CDR Stage 1
    
  • Activities for People in CDR Stage 2
    
  • Activities for People in CDR Stage 3
    
• Preparation of the Activity Environment
  
• Implementation of the Activities Plan
  
• Evaluation
  
• Working with a Group
  
• Activities Supplies
  Your Approach to the Activities
  
• Steps
  
  • Familiarizing
    
  • Naming
    
  • Demonstrating
    
  • Encouraging and Rewarding
    
• Guidelines for Clear Communicating
  
• Dealing with Disruptive Behaviors
  

The Activities

• Creative Arts Activities
  • Baked Dough Art (Magnets, Beads, Garland) (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Creative Drawing to Music (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Dried Flower Bookmarks (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Eggshell Mosaic (CDR Stages 1and 2)
    
  • Embossed Stationery (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Fabric Printing (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Leaf Prints (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • No-Bake Dough Art (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Painting with Marbles (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • ‘‘Stained Glass’’ Pictures 1 (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • ‘‘Stained Glass’’ Pictures 2 (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • String Art (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Vegetable Prints (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Wet Paper Watercolors (CDR Stages1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Woodworking (CDR Stages 1and 2)
    
• Daily Living Skills Activities
  
  • Baking Cookies (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Brushing Hair (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Brushing Teeth (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Caring for Pets (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Clipping Coupons (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Dressing (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Dusting Furniture (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Enjoying the Mail (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Food Preparation (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Labeling Cabinets and Drawers (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Laundry—Sorting (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Laundry—Folding (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Making Beds (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Setting the Table (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Showering (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Vacuuming (CDR Stages 1and 2)
    
  • Washing/Drying Dishes (CDR Stages 1and 2)
    
• Physical Activities
  
  • Ball Games/Balloon Games (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Balloons/Punch Balls (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Bean Bag Toss (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Bouncing Balls (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Gardening (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Kick Ball (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Raking Leaves (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Squish Ball (CDR Stages1 2 and 3)
    
  • Stretching and‘ ‘Kvetching’’ (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Sweeping Floors (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Velcro Darts (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Walking (CDR Stages1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Walking a Par Course (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Watering Plants (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
• Sensory Activities
  
  • Color Matching (CDR Stages 1and 2)
    
  • Colored Cubes—Creating Patterns (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Colored Cubes with Patterns (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Comparing Different Balls (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Connect the Dots (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Familiar Sounds (CDR Stages 1and 2)
    
  • Family Photographs/Videotapes (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Find the Incorrect Shape (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Finding Objects in Sand (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Finger Paints in a Plastic Bag (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Flavor Identification (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Fruits and Vegetables (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Hand-Cut Puzzles (CDR Stages 1 and 2 )
    
  • Hand–Eye Integration with Markers (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Hand–Eye Integration with Scissors (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Height Discrimination (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Identifying Objects by Touch (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Identifying a Scent (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Latching/Unlatching Locks (CDR Stages1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Listening to Music (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Lotion and Massage (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Matching Foods and Ingredients (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Matching Jars and Lids (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Matching Object to Outline (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Matching Related Objects (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Measurement—Rice and Jars (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Modeling Clay (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Number Matching 1 (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Number Matching 2 (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Number Matching 3 (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Nuts and Bolts (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Object Matching (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Outlining Shapes (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Pattern Matching (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Peg Board (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Petting Animals (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Replicating Sounds (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Shape Determination (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Size Discrimination 1 (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Size Discrimination 2 (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Sound Discrimination (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Tea Aromas (CDR Stages 1 and 2)
    
  • Tea Tasting (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Texture Matching (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Topical Pictures (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)
    
  • Zippers, Buttons, and Velcro (CDR Stages 1, 2, and 3)

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