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Sensory stimulation what it is and how to use it as an activity intervention for persons with dementia handouts [compatibility mode]
1. Sensory Stimulation: What it is and
how to use it as an Activity
Intervention for Persons with
dementia
Stephen Vozzella BA ACC
Emeritus Pikesville
Memory Care Director
2. Expectations
Do you have any
questions before we
get started?
3. Objectives
Delineate the process of leading a
sensory stimulation activity.
Discuss the benefits of using sensory
stimulation.
List successful sensory stimulation
activities
4. One activity approach that can benefit the person
with dementia is sensory stimulation as there is an
increasing challenge to identifying appropriate
activities as they decline. The presentation will review
the activity assessment and how it determines
activities, the meaning of sensory stimulation, for
whom it is appropriate, and the benefits. The
speaker will discuss the different ways to implement
sensory stimulation and discuss successful activities
that have utilized in a dementia care setting.
5. Get to know one of your fellow
participants!
Find a partner!!
Complete Activity Assessment Questions
6. Sensory Stimulation
Conveying nerve
impulses from the
sense organs to the
nerve centers
to arouse or affect
by a stimulant
7. Sensory Stimulation
Group or Individual Activity that is
directed toward memory impaired
individuals who have difficulty relating
to their world.
8. Who is Appropriate for
Sensory Stimulation?
Focus on severely
impaired resident.
9. End Stage Dementia
Memory is mostly absent
Difficulty walking
Difficulty eating
Severe communication deficit
10. Personal History
Where is the person from?
Where has the person lived?
What was the person’s occupation?
Where did the person go to school?
How many languages does the person know?
Was the person in the service?
Is the person married?
Does the person have family members that
interact with him/her?
11. Personal History - II
How does the person spend a typical day?
Does the person like a shower?
Does the person sleep in?
How often does the person nap?
What major events has the person been
through?
What was the person’s personality like before
memory loss and currently?
13. Leisure Interests – Do Not
Make a Checklist
Reading Religion
Collecting Volunteer/Clubs
TV/Movie Children
Music Pets
Art Reminiscence/Social
Gardening Events
Baking/Cooking Humor
Sports/Sports Fan Games/Cards/Bingo
Travel
Any Other Categories?
14. Level of Participation
Independent
Dependent
Observes
How does he/she observe?
Unaware
Minimum assistance to participate
Moderate assistance to participate
Maximum assistance to participate
15. Strengths and Needs
Review the assessment.
What are some strengths?
Example Strengths – He/she is able to follow
objects with eyes, able to hold objects;
laughs at times, loves birds, loves music.
Example Needs - Needs assistance attending
activities; maximum cueing to be an
observer; needs to take a nap in the
afternoon.
What is the activity plan?
18. Planning an Activity
Plan ahead.
Plan using the person’s interests.
Have a back up plan.
Break activity into steps.
Adapt a favorite activity.
19. Things to consider when
planning
Privacy
Spirituality
Adaptation
Musical interventions
20. Leading an Activity
Have supplies ready to start.
Be patient.
Be aware of how you communicate.
Have your backup plan ready.
Be aware of the person’s comfort.
Use a space the person is comfortable in.
22. What to talk about?
What do you see in the picture?
What does this smell make you think of?
Did you ever go to…….?
When you hear this noise what do you think
about?
Which way do you like to eat this type of
food?
What does that feel like when you touch it?
23. Evaluation and Documentation
How did the person
participate?
Did he/she need a
lot of cueing?
What did you
observe?
Tears, smiles?
Holding objects?
Any comments?
24. Costs
Staff time
Supplies
Training and
education time
25. Visual Stimulation
Family pictures
Familiar objects – go to
the resident’s room
Going outside
Videos
Animals - Fish Tank,
Aviary
Magazines
Children
37. Lets Look at the Survey
Plan one activity for each sense for the
person you surveyed
Lets Discuss
38. Combine all the Senses
Ocean City
Picture of Trimpers Rides
Rub some sun oil or sub block on
Fries and Vinegar
Audio of waves crashing
Handle some seashells
Wind string for a kite
40. What are the Benefits of
Sensory Stimulation?
Decrease Sensory
Deprivation
Opportunity to engage
environment
Decrease isolation
Decrease apathy
Fun
Pleasure
Increase quality of life
Educate loved ones
41. Keys to success…….
Assessment
Patience and
understanding
Adapting activities
Breaking them into
steps
Observing the
person’s response
42. References
Peter Rabins, MD, MPH, Constantine Lyketsos, MD, MPH,
and Cynthia Steele, RN, Practical Dementia Care, New York,
Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1999
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/sensory
Carol Bowlby Therapeutic Activities with Persons Disabled by
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Gaithersburg
Maryland, Aspen Publishers 1993
