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Follow along, click here to Search for Person-Centered Activities:
Resident 1: Dementia Level: Early-Stage D1 and Interest/Hobbies: Academic/Technical:
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- Culture and Geography: Compass Marker, Globe and Countries
- Matching & Pairing: Matching Playing Cards with 6 pages of random cards; Matching Famous Artwork..
- Puzzles: Cube Puzzles, Q-bitz, 24 jigsaw puzzles.
- Words & Letters: Word Search, Word Scramble, Missing Letters - Planets.
Resident 2: Dementia Level: Early-Stage D1 and Interest/Hobbies: Sports:
- Culture and Geography: Olympic Summer Events and Names, NFL Cities & Teams.
- Matching & Pairing: Matching MBL Teams, Matching Coins, Matching Playing Cards with suits and increasing order.
- Puzzles: Football and Golf Photo Puzzles.
- Words & Letters: Word Scramble, Missing Letters - Sports.
Resident 3: Dementia Level: Middle-Stage D2 and Interest/Hobbies: Reading/Writing:
- Matching & Pairing: Matching Dominos, Matching Famous Artwork.
- Puzzles: 3-4 Piece Word Puzzles, 2-Piece Puzzles Words and Images.
- Words & Letters: Jr. Boggle, Jr. Scrabble, Missing Letters - Fall.
Resident 4: Dementia Level: Middle-Stage D2 and Interest/Hobbies:Traveling:
- Culture and Geography: Compass Marker, USA and State Flags.
- Matching & Pairing: Matching Country Flags, Matching Lighthouses.
- Puzzles: USA States and State Shape 2-piece Puzzle, Photo Puzzles.
- Words & Letters: Word Scramble with Images, Missing Letters - Countries.
Resident 5: Dementia Level: Middle-Stage D2 and Interest/Hobbies: Academic/Technical:
- Culture and Geography: Famous Presidents with Images, Rand McNally: The Ultimate Map It! Seek & Find Atlas.
- Matching & Pairing: Set Junior; Matching Playing Card with Suits.
- Puzzles: Tetrus Puzzles, 12 jigsaw puzzles.
- Words & Letters: Matching Letter Game, Missing Letters - Famous People.
Resident 6: Dementia Level: Late-Stage D3 and Interest/Hobbies: Arts & Crafts:
- Creative Art: Lacing Cards and Yarn, Flower Arranging, Painting with Watercolors and Easel.
- Matching & Pairing: Matching fabic swatches, Simple Block Matching.
- Puzzles: 2-Pieces with Words and Images: Colors.
- Workshop: Paint Swatch Matching, Painting Wood.
Resident 7: Dementia Level: Late-Stage D3 and Interest/Hobbies: Baking & Cooking:
- Creative Art: Smelling jars, Treasure Hunt: uncooked rice and bury object.
- Kitchen Task: Napkins or Towels Folding, Playdough, Rolling Pin and Cookies Cutters.
- Matching & Pairing: Colored Wooden Sticks and Matching, Napkin Rolling and Napkin Rings.
- Sorting: Flatware with Display Case, Colored Pasta Sorting.
- Workshop: Golfballs and Mini-Muffin Tin, Wood Oil.
Total # Residents: 7 : Early-Stage Dementia = 2 ; Middle-Stage Dementia = 3; Late-Stage Dementia = 2.
Tables: Table One: 2 early- stage and 1 middle-stage dementia; Table Two: 2 middle-stage and 2 late-stage dementia.
Customize The Daily Spark Sessions:
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Purchase or Print & Go activities for each resident and place them in the appropriate Dementia Level container (3 containers: Early, Middle, Late). Include printed details for every activity and place them in the appropriate container. Your team will appreciate having the activity instructions available, especially when you are not on site.
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For each session of The Daily Spark, bring out 2–3 Activity Categories for each resident.
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After the session, return all activities to their correct container.
After completing the How to Customize The Daily Spark Sessions exercise, you'll understand the process and be able to tailor The Daily Spark for your memory care community.
**** For this example, we limited the numbers of activities and Activity Categories for each resident. ****
Once you understand the process, click here for The Daily Spark.
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