This post comes to us from familyaffaires.com. I came across it on a LinkedIn post by a gentleman I met in a fantastic online course about dementia, Mike Good. Mike Good is founder of Together in This, an online community helping family members caring for someone with Alzheimer’s. Through short, informative articles and easy-to-use tools, such as the Introductory Guide to Alzheimer’s, he helps them take control and have peace-of-mind they are doing the right things.
You can access the original article on familyaffaires.com by clicking on the title, below.
5 Therapeutic Activities for the Alzheimer’s Care Partners
We often hear about therapeutic activities that are beneficial for the person with Alzheimer’s or another dementia but it’s just as important to consider their care partner – the caregiver.
Living successfully with the disease requires that both care partners enjoy therapeutic enrichment that benefits their mind, body, and spirit.
But because the caregiver is often the only person caring for their loved one, it is difficult for them to find time to enjoy activities that are beneficial for them as well.
There are activities that can be done together that simultaneously meet the needs of the caregiver while providing beneficial sensory stimulation for the person with Alzheimer’s or other dementia:
Doctor Dementia and the Dementia Adventure 
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Thanks for writing it, Mike!
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