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Online Newsletter March 2009   This Month:
Easter is just around the corner. 'Easter is the only time it is safe to put all of your eggs in one basket.'
-Anonymous
With the change of seasons and Easter just around the corner, now is a fantastic time to plan some meaningful activities for you and the person with dementia in your life over the Easter holiday period. Join in our Online Forums Our Member's Forum continues to cover a wide range of topics with carers sharing their challenges and stories. We encourage members to log on today and take advantage of having your every question answered by a DCA Consultant or other members of the online community. Community: Night Walking. Can you give me suggestions on how to manage my husbands behaviour at night? He gets up after being asleep and will change his pyjamas and put them back on again. Visit our forums to read more about the challenges of night walking. Residential Care: Juggling seating arrangements for agitated residents. Just looking for ideas of where to best sit residents with dementia and agitation in lounge/dining rooms in nursing homes. Visit our forums to find out more about dissolving seating arrangement dilemmas. Introduce yourself: We love to hear from our members so come and introduce yourself to us and the Spark of Life community members. Visit our forums and say hi in our Introductions and Welcome thread. There are profiles on all of our team as well as other members . The Bus Stop Band-Aid What do you do when a person with dementia continuously asks to go home? Or when people with dementia beg you to let them out because their children are crying? The most popular answer today seems to be... installing a bus stop. Our first reaction to this solution may be, what a simple and innovative idea! However, read our article on a positive approach that is so much more than a 'bus-stop band-aid' solution. Visit our website to read more on this fascinating topic. Members click here to visit our website and view your own Members Only extended version of this article. (You will need to login to the website once you have clicked this link) Gardens - A Joy Forever  Sue
Foley of Peninsula Health introduces
horticultural therapy to the aged care sector and shares with our readers
many practical tips and benefits.Visit our website to learn more about horticultural therapy. Become part of our community with three levels of membership Dementia Care Australia now offers three levels of membership, specially designed to suit the needs of everyone interested in the Spark of Life Approach. From home carers and aged care staff to entire aged care facilities, there is a membership for everyone who wants to become a part of our community. Platinum Membership: Designed to benefit all involved with an aged care facility or organisation. This membership focuses on the leader and their staff who want to grow a Spark of Life Culture and develop the very best in person centred care. Gold Membership: Ideal for aged care professionals to develop their skills to dissolve difficult behaviour, improve communication, and bring the Spark of Life Approach to their every interaction. Silver Membership: Designed for individuals, relatives or professional carers who would like to join as a single member and not as an organisation or facility. Specially designed products for people with dementia The Game of Acting  The Game of Acting is a fun game that enables both participants and spectators to take part and enjoy spontaneous interactions.
Designed to encourage laughter and reminiscing, participants roll a coloured dice and pick from 6 different colour themed cards. They then act out the activity of that card while others can try to guess or just enjoy watching. Rainbow Jewellery Set 
People with dementia enjoy anything colourful or that sparkles, making
this beautiful rainbow bracelet and earring set a real hit. Carers also love to
wear this lovely handcrafted jewellry. Made with rainbow coloured Swarovski crystal beads, they are available in either gold or silver fittings. How to Dissolve Difficult Behaviour Manual  This 48-page handbook introduces the Spark of Life Approach to difficult behaviour. Specially created so each page is a 'stand-alone' resource, this handbook will enable you to dissolve difficult behaviour and rekindle the Spark of Life in your every relationship. To see our entire range of products, simply visit our online shop. We love to feature our members on our website, so if you have had a special event or Spark of Life story you would like to share, please feel free to contact us via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Warmest Regards, Hellen Fisher (Editor) and the entire DCA Team. Know someone who might enjoy our newsletter? Simply forward this email on and share the Spark of Life. |
