by EngAGE EnCOURAGE | Feb 15, 2021 | Dementia Experience, Memory Care Programs, Our Blog, Research & Outcomes, Support Resources
Our team at EngAGE EnCOURAGE™ believes that good programming begins with the concepts of learning, laughing, and creating. National and international studies continue to reveal and support the importance of moving away from “institutional or child-like activities”...
by EngAGE EnCOURAGE | Jan 28, 2021 | Dementia Experience, Memory Care Programs, Research & Outcomes, Support Resources
What is so fascinating and fun about Rose the Riveter? Her nails were painted bright red, and her hair was tucked underneath a colorful scarf. Her image became an iconic representation of women in the workforce. Did you think Rosie had any secrets to her success? You...
by EngAGE EnCOURAGE | Dec 18, 2020 | Dementia Experience, Memory Care Programs, Research & Outcomes, Support Resources
During class, we laughed along with Lucy and Ethel, sang along with Elvis, and recalled the drive-in movie theaters and snack shops where those pesky teenagers gathered with their friends. We recently led a lifelong learning course about the 1950s for a...
by EngAGE EnCOURAGE | Nov 18, 2020 | Dementia Experience, Memory Care Programs, Research & Outcomes, Short Stories, Support Resources
Comfort and Familiarity, Who Knew? We certainly had no idea when we began introducing short stories into our Lifelong Learning program of the power contained within ten short pages. Is it the pleasant and often theatrical sound of the reader’s voice or the sense of...
by EngAGE EnCOURAGE | Oct 20, 2020 | Dementia Experience, Memory Care Programs, Research & Outcomes, Support Resources
Think about this: what would happen if persons living with dementia were offered an age-appropriate program that enables them to associate their past lives with the present? We know that many older adults have led wonderful and full lives. Blending Lifelong Learning...
by EngAGE EnCOURAGE | Aug 22, 2020 | Dementia Experience, Memory Care Programs, Research & Outcomes, Support Resources
The title of this blog is from an article that appears on the Alzheimer’s Association website as a recommendation for caregivers who are looking for ways to enrich the lives of those for whom they care. Building on memories from their past, what they know, and what...
