The Story of a Life: A Tool to Gather the Life History of a Person with Dementia

Want to interrupt a behavior loop of wandering, searching for "home", packing, or pacing in a person with dementia? Need a solution for boredom? Need a conversation starter on each visit? This workbook provides some solutions to these issues, and more! People of all ages want to be seen, heard, and remembered. This is especially true as we get older. It's critical when those memories are threatened by dementia. This workbook is designed for a caregiver to "interview" a person with dementia and record their answers. It is a companion workbook to "Dementia With Grace: A New Positive Way of Dealing with Behaviors in a Person with Dementia, Second Edition" on Amazon. It can be used independently of that book as well.This book is designed to not only record the basics of a life, but to explore details of childhood, young adulthood, and adulthood. There are many opportunities to share thoughts and feelings alongside the facts about a person's life! Writing down a life history, as well as likes and dislikes?hopes and dreams?is a powerful way to introduce a person to their present family and generations to come! Used as a way to calm or excite a person with dementia, it is an invaluable behavior management tool. Helping your person with dementia complete a life history is a key way to learn their story and tell it back to them when behaviors emerge. Knowing key facts about a person is a powerful way to connect with a person with dementia. They feel known.Or do you want to help a person with dementia leave a legacy? Then leave information!! Think of grandchildren, their children, and down the line for generations! Having a picture will be nice. Having a census record will be helpful. Having a person's life, told in their words? Priceless.