reminiscence art in aged care

Reminiscence therapy involves discussing and sharing past memories. With Alzheimer’s, memories are lost in reverse order. Memories formed most recently are more fleeting than those from many years ago. As caregivers in Aged Care, making yesteryear, not yesterday, the focus of conversation can give great comfort to residents with dementia, giving them a sense of value and peace.
Reminiscence Art is the creative process of exploring memories. One way is to use props such as everyday household items, clothing, old books, magazines and photos from the 1950's – 1980's as a means of triggering memories from the past, then running an art activity based on the vintage aide or prop.
Speckled provides a free printable activities resource for Aged Care facilities to use with their residents. Each printable comes with a story and a vintage themed craft activity to aide the stroll down memory lane.
http://www.speckled.com.au/printables