1. Experience Working with Dementia Patients
In contrast there were some residents who talked in incomplete sentences and had a very monotonous tone with no facial expressions. ... I also learned to use positive body language and touch because this is an important part of communication. ... As discussed in class, we used short, simple sentences and help orientate the residents by describing what we're about to do while starting an activity. ... When talking to the resident, they use sentences that remind them of the time, the season, the weather and what they are supposed to do. ... During one of our activities, when we prepared p...
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