Activities for the Family Caregiver ��� Frontotemporal Dementia / Frontal Lobe Dementia / Pick���s Disease: How to Engage / How to Live

By Scott Silknitter and Robert D. Brennan

From the groundbreaking series written specifically for family caregivers, “Activities for the Family Caregiver – Frontotemporal Dementia / Frontal Lobe Dementia / Pick’s Disease: How to Engage / How to Live” offers information and insight to enhance quality of life through improved social interactions as well as activities of daily living, safety and general caregiver information. Learn new communications and activities strategies to improve time spent with your loved one. Gain new insight as you learn the “how to’s,” “why's,” and techniques of activities – daily living and leisure. Discover how to turn daily activities and routines into opportunities to start some joy.

Written by nationally recognized leaders in activities for those with cognitive disabilities, “Activities for the Family Caregiver – Frontotemporal Dementia / Frontal Lobe Dementia / Pick’s Disease: How to Engage / How to Live” provides much-needed information to address the unique social needs of those with frontotemporal dementia and those who care for them.

“Activities for the Family Caregiver – Frontotemporal Dementia / Frontal Lobe Dementia / Pick’s Disease: How to Engage / How to Live” is just one book in a series of books from R.O.S. Therapy Systems. Whether it is Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, stroke, traumatic brain injury or some other issue, R.O.S. is here to help improve quality of life for not only the patient but also the caregiver. The Activities for the Family Caregiver book series embodies the mission of R.O.S. Therapy Systems: To improve quality of life for seniors and their caregivers through activities and education. Each book in the series was written by industry experts related to the specific topic covered and is filled with valuable information and common sense tips to help families and caregivers engage their loved one in meaningful activities.

R.O.S. Therapy Systems was founded by inventor, author and speaker Scott Silknitter of Greensboro, NC, in 2010 as a project to help his mother and father in a 25-year battle with Parkinson’s disease and dementia. For more information about Scott or the R.O.S. family of companies, please visit www.ROSTherapySystems.com or contact us at 888-352-9788.

• Language: English
• Publisher: eBookPartnership
• Release date: May 22, 2015
• ISBN: 9781943285068

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Disclaimer

This book is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek advice from a qualified physician about medical concerns and do not disregard medical advice because of something you may read within this book. This book does not replace the needs for diagnostic evaluation, ongoing physician care and professional assessment of treatments. Every effort has been made to make this book as complete and helpful as possible. It is important, however, for this book to be used as a resource and idea-generating guide and not as an ultimate source for plan of care.

ISBN 978-1-943285-06-8

Copyright © 2015 by R.O.S. Therapy Systems, L.L.C.

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R.O.S. Therapy Systems, L.L.C.

Greensboro, NC

888-352-9788

www.ROSTherapySystems.com

Activities for the Family Caregiver - Frontotemporal Dementia

My mission is to improve quality of life for caregivers and their loved one. It started with a simple backyard project to help my father and mother during a 25-year fight with Parkinson’s and dementia. It has grown into a company that has attracted experts that have joined our mission.

This book is designed for family caregivers. The purpose is to provide a resource for caregivers regarding activities of daily living, engagement, safety and general information. A step up from Activities 101 for the Family Caregiver - Frontotemporal Dementia, it is based on the principles and instruction provided to long-term care staffs in various settings.

We have written this book with the assistance of Robert D. Brennan, RN, NHA, MS, CDP, and Vanessa Emm, BA, ACC/EDU, AC-BC, CDP, who have been working in long-term care for a combination of 60 years. Our goal is to provide helpful information on caregiving, activities of daily living, and engagement based on the Four Pillars of Activities.

We hope you find this book useful. We encourage you to have other family members and caregivers read this to allow for consistency with approaches, verbal cues, physical assistance and modifications that produce positive results for your loved one.

From our family of caregivers to yours, please remember that you are not alone, and to never give up.

Scott Silknitter

Table of Contents

1. Frontotemporal Dementia Overview

2. Activities, Their Benefits, and Help You Bring In

3. Know Your Loved One - Information Gathering and Assessment

4. Communicating and Motivating for Success

5. Customary Routines and Preferences

6. Planning and Executing Activities

7. Leisure Activity Categories, Types, Topics and Tips

8. Activities of Daily Living Tips and Suggestions

9. Home Preparation

10. Review

About the Authors

Chapter 1

Frontotemporal Dementia Overview

With frontotemporal dementia, the more you know and understand, the more you will recognize the changes occurring in your loved one’s world and what they no longer have control over.

Keep in mind to concentrate and celebrate what your loved one CAN DO and CAN UNDERSTAND at any given time, not what they CANNOT!!

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is also commonly known as frontal