Yesterday was my first day of dementia activities week. It went okay. In order for residents to come to the activity, I have to get them from the dining room when they finish lunch. Yesterday, I continued to check on the residents I really intend to target. Each time, they were still eating. On my last time checking, they had already been taken to their rooms and, thus, they couldn't come to the event. That's one issue that I see with this facility (and probably many other facilities). There seems to be little communication between our department and the nursing department. Caregivers and nurses take residents to their rooms, their restrooms, and to get their meds. Rarely do they ever get brought down specifically for an activity. We have to scout them out in hopes that they don't have to go to therapy or the nurse's station.
Nevertheless, I did recruit two people. We listened to a few songs. Then, they wanted me to read the Tennessean to them. One of the ladies in particular LOVES for me to read to her. She thanks me multiple times every time I do. I thoroughly enjoy it as well.
My plan for today is to do hand massage therapy. I am going to use scented lotion and give as many residents as I can scout out and 'sign-up' a nice little massage. I may even play some classical music in the background! I'll be posting an update tomorrow to let you know how it goes.
Also, I still haven't shadowed the OT since last week's update. It never seems to work out. I'm starting to give up on the idea. Daniel assigns me tasks in the morning not remembering that I am supposed to go down and shadow. I have expressed my concerns to him about this several times. Hopefully I'll have better luck in the future.
Until then,
Adios!
Megan
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