Some Fun and Stimulating Dementia Activities

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Dementia activities should focus on enjoyment rather than achievement. A caregiver would want these dementia activities to reduce boredom but not to over stimulate either.

Laughter is always the best medicine. Though the patient may not always understand your humor, they can appreciate a good tease, a little nonsense and some clowning around.

Movement is very important for many dementia patients, as they can become prone to sit for long periods in one place doing seated activities like board games and crosswords. Walks outside or mild exercises, either seated or standing, can help to get the blood moving again and ward off boredom and a sense of isolation if they've been without much group activity.

With Alzheimer's and dementia activities care should be taken to eliminate expected outcomes and focus primarily on the activity itself. Cognitive dysfunction makes remembering game rules, sequences and strategies very difficult, if not impossible in later stages of the diseases. Slower paced activities involving simple repetition can prove most effective. Sometimes it is just a fidgeting type of activity that can best keep these seniors occupied.

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Focus on: Cultural Competency

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Even more fish activities: Cooking fish

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Cooking Fish

Fish is finding its way onto more tables than ever before. Everywhere you look, people are singing the praises of seafood. It cooks quickly and is very versatile, not to mention delicious and nutritious. Nowadays, nearly everybody recognizes that fish are a good source of protein and rich in healthy oils. Despite this growing popularity and glowing press reviews, most fish is still eaten out. Many cooks are simply reluctant to try cooking fish at home, and they are unsure about how to buy the right type and handle it properly. This article will give you the facts, and the confidence, you need to start making fish a more regular part of your
home cooking repertoire.

There are so many ways to prepare fish and so many different varieties that you could probably eat a different fish dish every day of the year and not even make a dent. Traditional preparations
are always popular, but with growing interest in global cuisines, more ethnic fish recipes are entering the mainstream. Surprisingly, few of them are complicated or difficult.

It's important not to overcook fish, as this makes the meat tough and destroys flavor. Fish is done cooking when the flesh turns opaque and begins to flake easily when tested with a fork. Cooking times vary with each fish and cut. The following are typical cooking times:

• 10 minutes per inch of fish
• 5 minutes per inch of fish cooked in a sauce
• 20 minutes per inch of fish if frozen

If you simply master a few basic preparation steps and easy cooking techniques, you can cook just about any fish recipe on the planet. Before you delve into each technique, however, take a look at the chart on the next page that provides some helpful information on all types of fish.

Recipes

Tuna with Peppercorns on a Bed of Greens Baked Fish with Thai Pesto Southwest Roasted Salmon and Corn Grilled Red Snapper with Avocado-Papaya Salsa Grilled Fish with Buttery Lemon Parsley Fish Tacos with Yogurt Sauce Grilled Chinese Salmon

More about fish

Activities directors and other healthcare professionals here is a great dementia resource for caregivers and healthcare professinals, Here is information on being the best caregiver you can be Here is a way for nurses administrators, social workers and other health care professionals to get an easyceu Abalone  All farmed abalone
Alewife	No eco-recommendation, but there is health information.
Anchovies	There are no eco-recommendations for this fish.
Arctic Char	Char, Arctic (farmed)
Barramundi U.S.	Barramundi from U.S.
Bluefish	No eco-recommendation, but there is health information.
Catfish	Catfish from U.S.	Basa/swai/tra
Caviar		Farmed caviar Wild white sturgeon caviar from Oregon and Washington	Imported wild caviar Wild paddlefish caviar
Chilean sea bass			All Chilean sea bass
Clams	Farmed clams Softshell clam	Wild clams
Cod	AK cod caught by longline	U.S. Pacific cod caught by trawl	Atlantic cod
Crab	Dungeness crab Stone crab	Blue crab Jonah crab King crab from U.S. Snow crab Southern tanner crab	Imported king crab
Crawfish	Crawfish from U.S.		Crawfish (imported)
Croaker	No eco-recommendation, but there is health information.
Eels	No eco-recommendation, but there is health information.
Flounder		Flounder/sole from the Pacific Ocean Summer flounder	Flounder/sole from the Atlantic Ocean (except Summer flounder)
Grouper		Black grouper from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Red grouper from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico	All grouper except red and black from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
Haddock	U.S. haddock caught by hook and line	U.S. haddock caught by trawl All Icelandic haddock
Hake		Red hake Silver hake	White hake
Halibut	Pacific halibut caught in Alaska and Canada	Greenland turbot California halibut caught by hook and line or trawl	Atlantic halibut California halibut caught by set gillnet
Herring		Atlantic herring
Hoki	There are no eco-recommendations for this fish.
Lingcod		All lingcod
Lobster	Caribbean spiny lobster from U.S. Spiny lobster	American/Maine lobster	Imported Caribbean spiny lobster
Mackerel	No eco-recommendation, but there is health information.
Mahimahi	Mahimahi from U.S. caught by troll/pole	Imported mahimahi caught by troll/pole Mahimahi from U.S. caught by longline	Imported mahimahi caught by longline
Marlin	No eco-recommendation, but there is health information.
Monkfish	No eco-recommendation, but there is health information.
Mullet	Striped mullet
Mussels	Farmed mussels
Opah		All opah
Orange roughy			All orange roughy
Oysters	Farmed oysters	Wild oysters
Paddlefish		Farmed paddlefish	Wild paddlefish
Perch, yellow	Yellow perch from Lake Erie	Yellow perch from Lake Huron or Lake Ontario
Pollock	Atlantic pollock from Norway caught by gillnet or purse seine	Alaska pollock (U.S.) Atlantic pollock from Canada or the U.S. Atlantic pollock from Iceland caught by gillnet Atlantic Pollock from Norway caught by Danish seine or trawl	Atlantic pollock from Iceland caught by Danish seine or trawl
Pompano			Florida pompano
Rockfish		Rockfish caught by hook and line	Rockfish caught by trawl
Sablefish/Black Cod	Sablefish from Alaska or Canada	Sablefish from California, Oregon or Washington
Salmon	Canned salmon Wild salmon from Alaska	Wild salmon from Washington Wild salmon from California Wild salmon from Oregon	Farmed or Atlantic salmon
Sardines	Pacific sardines from U.S.
Scallops	Farmed bay scallops	Sea scallops from the U.S. and Canada
Sea bass, black		All black sea bass
Sea Urchin	Sea urchin from Canada	Sea urchin from California	Sea urchin from Maine
Seatrout			Weakfish
Shad	No eco-recommendation, but there is health information.
Shark			All shark
Shrimp	Pink shrimp from Oregon Spot prawns from Canada	Farmed shrimp from U.S. Northern shrimp from U.S. and Canada Spot prawns from U.S. Wild shrimp from U.S.	Imported shrimp and prawns
Skate			All skate
Smelt	There are no eco-recommendations for this fish.
Snapper		Mutton snapper Yellowtail snapper	Imported snapper Red snapper Silk snapper Vermilion snapper
Sole		Flounder/sole from the Pacific Ocean Summer flounder	Flounder/sole from the Atlantic Ocean (except Summer flounder)
Squid	Longfin squid from U.S.	Squid (excluding U.S.)
Striped bass	Farmed striped bass
Sturgeon		Farmed white sturgeon Wild white sturgeon from Oregon and Washington	Atlantic sturgeon Imported wild sturgeon
Swordfish		Swordfish from U.S.	Imported swordfish
Tai snapper		New Zealand tai snapper caught by bottom longline	New Zealand tai snapper caught by Danish seine and bottom trawl
Tilapia	Tilapia from U.S.	Tilapia from Latin America	Tilapia from Asia
Tilefish		Tilefish from the mid-Atlantic	Tilefish from the Gulf of Mexico/South Atlantic
Trout	Farmed rainbow trout
Tuna	Albacore from U.S. or Canada Yellowfin from the U.S. Atlantic caught by troll/pole	Blackfin tuna from the Atlantic caught by troll/pole Canned light tuna Canned white/albacore Imported bigeye/yellowfin caught by troll/pole	Blackfin tuna form the Atlantic caught by longline or purse seine Bluefin tuna Imported bigeye/yellowfin tuna caught by longline
Wahoo		All wahoo
Walleye		All walleye
Wolffish	No eco-recommendation, but there is health information.
Wreckfish

Ticket to Ride and Leaving on a Jet Plane for an Amazing Activity

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Here are lyrics to the Beatles song, "Ticket to Ride", for an activity at Current Activities in Geriatric Care


Ticket to Ride

I think I'm gonna be sad,
I think it's today, yeah.
The girl that's driving me mad
Is going away.

She's got a ticket to ri-hide,
She's got a ticket to ri-hi-hide,
She's got a ticket to ride,
But she don't care.

She said that living with me
Was bringing her down yeah.
She would never be free
When I was around.

She's got a ticket to ri-hide,
She's got a ti

cket to ri-hi-hide,
She's got a ticket to ride,
But she don't care.

I don't know why she ridin' so high,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me.
Before she gets to saying goodbye,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me.

I think I'm gonna be sad,
I think it's today yeah.
The girl that's driving me mad
Is going away, yeah.

Ah, she's got a ticket to ri-hide,
She's got a ticket to ri-hi-hide,
She's got a ticket to ride,
But she don't care.

I don't know why she ridin' so high,
She ought to thin

k twice,
She ought to do right by me.
Before she gets to saying goodbye,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me.

She said that living with me,
Was bringing her down, yeah.
She would never be free
When I was around.

Ah, she's got a ticket to ri-hide,
She's got a ticket to ri-hi-hide,
She's got a ticket to ride,
But she don't care.


Lyric to "Leaving on a Jet Plane"


All my bag

s are packed I'm ready to go
I'm standin' here outside your door


I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin' it's early morn
The taxi's waitin' he's blowin' his horn
Already I'm so lonesome I could die

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

There's so many times I've let you down
So many times I've played around
I tell you now, they don't mean a thing
Every place I go, I'll think of you
Every song I sing, I'll sing for you
When I come back, I'll bring your wedding ring

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

Guitar Solo

Now the time has come to leave you
One more time let me kiss you
Close your eyes I'll be on my way
Dream about the days to come
When I won't have to leave alone
About the times, I won't have to say

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh baby, I hate to go

Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

Father's day gifts for those with dementia

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Get your subscription to Activity Director Today's e magazineIf you have a group, you can design and have the women give the men gifts or you can have the woman with dementia make a gift or card for her husband, son or friend who comes to visit

Remember
Finding the right gift for the man with dementia this Father's Day is easy. There are many wonderful items you can buy or make that will make the time you spend together meaningful.

Adorable Photographs of Our Baby -- Meaningful, Mind-Stimulating Activities and More for the Memory Challenged, Their Loved Ones and Involved Professionals". This book features baby photographs that men with dementia will love. This book shares a plethora of ideas and resources for you, the gift-giver. Men with dementia do love babies.

Another gift a dementia dad will fancy is a classic musical video or DVD. He will enjoy watching something from the good old days and singing the songs played throughout the picture. Here are a few suggestions: Top Hat, Swing Time, Follow the Fleet, or Shall We Dance.

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Help for Elders with Dementia and Delirium

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Here is a proposed study trying to find out what we already know
Ann Kolanowski and Elouise Ross Eberly Professor of Nursing at Penn State . will be doing a new study because of a $2.4 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health.

"Delirium is prevalent in people with dementia," said Ann Kolanowski, Elouise Ross Eberly Professor of Nursing, Penn State . "We found in our pilot study that many older adults who have dementia experience a medical problem often develop delirium, and it doesn't necessarily resolve by the time they are discharged from the hospital."

Delirium, defined as a state of mental confusion, occurs in over half of all hospitalized older adults with dementia. If delirium continues, it can interfere with patient rehabilitation and there is a very high risk of permanent institutionalization, said Kolanowski.
Here is more information about delirium and dementia

The grant, from NIH's National Institute of Nursing Research, was awarded to Kolanowski and colleague Donna Fink, professor of nursing, Penn State . The researchers will test an intervention consisting of cognitive activities to help patients with delirium superimposed on dementia.

"Cognitive processing helps restore cognitive functioning," said Kolanowski. "In delirium, improved cognitive function is accompanied by improvement in physical function and resolution of delirium."

The intervention Kolanowski and colleagues propose is called  Read all of... Help for Elders with Dementia and Delirium
More info..... Differentiating between delirium and dementia: New Zealand's ageing population is increasing rapidly. Delirium and dementia are two common aged-related ... article from: Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand