Try: Ask the cr to leave all mail even junk mail in a designated mail space the space could be a table near the front door or a basket in the kitchen if mail continues to be misplaced consider renting a post office box to be checked by the caregiver or spouse

Materials: Designated mail space post office box

Categories: Cognitive Intellectual, Emotional Psychological, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

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Try: #brighter colors are easier to see so use them as a visual prompt #teach the cr to associate certain colors with different locations or items around the house for instance put red on the door of the bedroom and several red items in the bedroom itself use yellow in the kitchen and green for the bathroom #keep associating the color with the different areas and then you can tell the cr where to go using color as an aid #be consistent with color use

Materials: Several pieces of red yellow and green materials like cloth construction paper ribbon stuffed animals curtains etc tape

Categories: Cognitive Intellectual, So-So Vision, Poor Vision, Somewhat Aware, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

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Try: Begin a project of making a scrapbook of the cr cr’s life using the cr cr’s mementos and photos help the cr attach photos to the pages and emphasize the stories behind the photos encourage the cr to write the stories down or make a small note here and there as the cr cr’s own handwriting will add a special personal touch to the book if necessary type the stories for the cr and attach them to the page with the photos the photos need not be in chronological order allow the cr to tell the life story in the most natural way however it is a good idea to date photos or stories as closely as possible even if you are not putting them in the book in date order you can enhance the book by asking family members and friends to send stories photos or other mementos for inclusion in the book

Materials: Scrapbook adhesives for scrapbooking glue double-sided tape photo splits etc pens photos family and friends

Categories: Cognitive Intellectual, Emotional Psychological, Social, Mobility, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Immobile, Independence, No Supervision, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Vision, Good Vision, So-So Vision, Cognitive Awareness, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

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Try: #the caregiver (cg) can simplify things for the cr by pre-cutting food so it is served in bite-sized pieces whether in a serving dish or on the cr cr’s plate #simplify things further by serving cooked food soft enough not to require more cutting than could be done with the side of a fork or spoon #instead of setting the cr cr’s place with a number of utensils the cg can place either a spoon or a fork at the cr cr’s place clearing it before replacing it so the cr never has to think about managing more than just one utensil #on days when the cr cr’s ability to handle even one utensil is low serve food the cr really enjoys that can be eaten with the fingers

Materials: Fork spoon helper

Categories: Cognitive Intellectual, Emotional Psychological, Personal, Somewhat Aware, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

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Try: #find out what the cr cr’s favorite music was during different times of his or her life childhood teen years early adult etc #use the cr cr’s recordings or obtain some recordings of this music from the public library or other sources #set aside regular 30-minute periods where you listen to the music with cr and prompt cr to tell you about memories the music evokes #you may also try writing down these memories to use them later as conversation starters

Materials: Recorded music music player

Categories: Cognitive Intellectual, Emotional Psychological, Social, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Good Hearing, So-So Hearing, Somewhat Aware, Long-Term Memory, Good L T Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, Good S T Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

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