Activities for Meaningful Days: 50 Simple, Joyful Things to Do with a Loved One Living with Dementia
This book, Activities for Meaningful Days, is a compassionate and practical guide for caregivers and loved ones of people living with dementia. It offers 50 simple, joyful activities designed to spark connection, ease anxiety, and support emotional well-being—shifting the focus from productivity to presence and meaningful engagement.
The book is structured into themed chapters covering music, creativity, memory sharing, gentle movement, sensory experiences, and nature-based activities. Each chapter provides hands-on, low-stress ideas like making playlists, scrapbooking, gardening, folding laundry together, or watching old films. It also includes flexible daily plans, ways to adapt activities based on energy or mood, and tips for using tech tools in a dementia-friendly way.
Above all, the book emphasizes the power of connection through small moments, helping caregivers turn ordinary days into meaningful experiences. With practical tools like printable prompts, materials checklists, and storytelling guides, it's both an emotional support and an activity toolkit for creating calm, joy, and dignity in everyday life.
This book, Activities for Meaningful Days, is a compassionate and practical guide for caregivers and loved ones of people living with dementia. It offers 50 simple, joyful activities designed to spark connection, ease anxiety, and support emotional well-being—shifting the focus from productivity to presence and meaningful engagement. The book is structured into themed chapters covering music, creativity, memory sharing, gentle movement, sensory experiences, and nature-based activities. Each chapter provides hands-on, low-stress ideas like making playlists, scrapbooking, gardening, folding laundry together, or watching old films. It also includes flexible daily plans, ways to adapt activities based on energy or mood, and tips for using tech tools in a dementia-friendly way. Above all, the book emphasizes the power of connection through small moments, helping caregivers turn ordinary days into meaningful experiences. With practical tools like printable prompts, materials checklists, and storytelling guides, it's both an emotional support and an activity toolkit for creating calm, joy, and dignity in everyday life.