{"id":1379,"date":"2021-12-10T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T08:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/blog\/dayton\/?p=287"},"modified":"2021-12-10T08:00:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T08:00:53","slug":"dementia-and-montessori-which-methods-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/dayton\/blog\/dementia-and-montessori-which-methods-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Dementia and Montessori: Which Methods Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As you care for your elderly loved one, you may need to find new ways to interact with them. This is especially true if your elderly loved one has dementia or another neurodegenerative condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are so many different learning methods that can boost memory and help senior citizens to focus better. One of these methods is called Montessori. The activities noted below follow this teaching and learning method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Matching Socks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Does your elderly loved one have a tough time doing the laundry anymore? Maybe, they forgot how to use the washer and dryer. It could just be that they have a tough time carrying laundry baskets full of clothes back and forth across their house. No matter what the case may be, there are still some ways that your elderly loved one can help you or an elder care provider with the laundry. One option that follows the Montessori method is to have them match socks. This will help keep their hands busy and use their brain to focus on matching colors and types of socks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doing Puzzles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Another Montessori based activity that you or elder care providers<\/a> can do with your elderly loved one is puzzles. There are so many different kinds of puzzles that would be good for your elderly loved one. Some of these options include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n