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Activity Year Book: A Week by Week Guide for Use in Elderly Day and Resi

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Anni Bowden has a Diploma in Occupational Therapy from Salford University in Manchester, UK and worked for many years as an occupational therapist, helping a wide range of people whose humour and dignity have been an inspiration to her. She spent her working life in the beautiful High Peak of Derbyshire where she still lives.
CONTENTS:Introduction: Getting Started. 1. January - Twelfth Night; Winter; Burn's Night/St Andrew's Day; Animals in Winter. 2. February - When We Made Our Own Fun; Valentine's Day; Chinese New Year; Planting for Spring. 3. March - St David's Day; Houses and Homes; St Patrick and Ireland; The Equinox, Clocks and Time. 4. April - Easter: A Moveable Feast; Spring Cleaning; Birds, St. George. 5. May - May Day; May Ball; Whitsuntide; Folklore and Customs. 6. June - The Weather; Dog Days; The Stars and the Moon in June; Royal Ascot; Garden Party. 7. July - Sport; Weddings; Holidays and Honeymoons; Local Traditions. 8. August - Food, Glorious Food; Antiques; Pubs and Inns; Soaps. 9. September - Schooldays; Harvest Festival; What's in a Name?; Autumn; Newspapers and Current Affairs. 10. October - Healthy Body, Healthy Mind; Animals and Pets; Trafalgar Day; Halloween. 11. November - Bonfire Night; Rememberance Day; Colours; Famous Men and Women/St Andrew's Day. 12. December - Favourite T.V. and Radio Shows; The Local Flea Pit or Going to the Cinema; Musicals and Panto; Christmas Time; New Year and Calendars.
The Activity Year Book is for care staff looking after older people who have some degree of dementia, and offers a range of activity ideas key to keeping them engaged and stimulated.. .A fine survey packed with fun ideas.
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