Care recipient (cr) fidgets a lot

Try: Try substituting an activity for a behavior for example if cr rubs his her hand on a table provide a cloth and encourage cr to wipe the table or if cr is moving his her feet on the floor play some music so he she can tap to the beat this may also work for pacing behavior perhaps some music will inspire cr to dance

Materials: Table cloth music

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Independence, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

Information: n/a

References: Adapted from www alz org activities by staff writer no date

Keywords: Fidgets fidgety anxious paced pacing

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

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