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Reviewed By: Brunilda Nazario,
SOURCES: 2007 Medical Reference from Medstar Television. Donna Miller, DO, Medical Director, Westminster Village, Bethlehem, PA. John Trojanowski, MD, PhD, Alzheimer's Expert, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
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85-Year-old Millie Miller has the early signs of dementia. But she's not letting her memory slip away without a fight.
Alright, Here's another one… Raggedy Ann and… Andy.
Twice a week she plays bingo - one of her favorite pastimes.
I hate when I win too often, but I always give it away.
The game is part of an innovative program to enrich the lives of patients with memory loss.
Many of activities in the traditional facility take people, put them in a large group and kind of entertain them. But this is really to engage the focus of the person again and involve them in things that they previously enjoyed that were important to them.
The program is based on the montessori method for school children. Activities are hands-on and individually paced so there's less room for frustration and failure.
So that was very good, yup.
Lots of positive reinforcement along the way helps validate self-worth.
It's so important to not lose sight of the human aspect of every individual no matter how far debilitated they may be because of the disease.
Doctor Miller has witnessed the positive effects of the program.
People are more engaged, they are less agitated with the staff and with others. Sleep patterns seem to be better. You can see that in people's faces. And it's just such a positive spin off.
Batman and Robin. That's is correct.
For WebMD, I'm Sandee LaMotte.
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