Improve your care by improving the functioning of your clients or residents with Alzheimer's disease. Discover how the principles of Montessori education can help people with dementia maintain or improve skills needed in their daily lives.Volume 1 features 41 step-by-step activities that support skills for self-feeding, dressing, preparing simple meals, participating in recreational activities, and more.The secret to the success of these activities is that they are:open-ended so individuals gain a sense of accomplishment at any level of participationintellectually stimulating and meaningfuladaptable-with suggestions for increasing or lowering the level of difficulty as neededspringboards to many new variations of activitiesWithout a doubt, Montessori-Based Activities for Persons with Dementia was designed with the busy activity director in mind. From brightly-coloured tabs to spiral binding to clear outlines and attention-grabbing callouts within these outlines, this manual is ready to use right out of the package.