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Alzheimer’s Poetry Project
The Alzheimer’s Poetry Project is a simple idea: read classic poems to the patients that they might have learned as children. APP finds, even in the late stages of the disease, that people can remember words and lines from poems from their youth. Reciting poetry helps spark memories.
Reciting poetry can help to reduce stress in both caregivers and in people living with Alzheimer's disease. Communities benefit from the APP by providing an enjoyable activity to an under-served segment of their population. By saying to people with dementia, we value you; we are saying we value all members of our community. By working with health care professionals and giving them a tool to have fun with and stimulate the people they serve, we are saying we value your work. By working with family members who have a loved one with dementia, we are saying you are not alone in your struggle to treat your loved one with dignity.
Sparking Memories: The Alzheimer’s Poetry Project Anthology
Containing seventy-five of the most remembered poems, this book provides family members with a starting place for this rewarding activity. Poets can use this book to start an APP in their communities. Professional health care workers can use the book to supplement the activities offered at their facilities.
Sparking Memories…