Hello. My name is Tiffany Williams. I am the assistant activities director at NOVA Health & Rehab. I am currently conducting research from other facilities' activity departments for my MEPAP 1 course. I would greatly appreciate any responses to the following question. Thank you!
What type of activities are offered at your facility that involves family members to participate?
My daughter crocheted Twiddle Muffs. You can find them on the internet. You have different things that residents in late stages of Dementia can play with. You can make them personal. They can be sewn or knitted.
There's something about music that seems able to reach people even through dementia, depression, etc. I would definitely look into tapping into that power if I were running an activities program.
But otherwise any activity you can involve/participate yourself, AL welcomes your help. So to your question what types of activities...all kinds. And whether family wants to GET involved(or able to) is up to them.