Posted by Debbie on June 19, 19100 at 23:45:15:
In Reply to: "Diversional" Activity Baskets posted by Coster on June 19, 19100 at 09:47:48:
I find focusing on the residents' history - occupation and past preferred leisure tasks provides me with endless ideas.
We have created beautitian boxes, with curlers, bobby pins, hair nets
fishing tackle boxes with gooey worms, bobbers and hooks (with hook cut off)
bankers bins with adding machines (one with handle preferably) bank forms, wall street journal
plumbers boxes with invoices, PVC pipe
Carol Bowley's book - Therapeutic Activities for Residents with AD and related disorders (can get from Amazon) has lists of similar ideas in the back of her book. She lists ideas by seasonal theme and by occupation.
: I'm interested in unusual ideas and materials/items that ya'll have used with diversional activity baskets for confused patients--- something besides the usual stuffed animals, laundry folding, etc.
: Also, what sort of success have ya'll had using rocking chairs for confused patients who wander? Have gliders worked better? Just looking for ideas as part of our restraint reduction. Our hospital SNU doesn't get alot of confused, Alzheimer's type patients but thought I could present to the acute care side- you know, gain some points for the SNU :) Thanks.