Simple Pleasures: A Multi-Level Sensorimotor Intervention for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia
By Linda L. Buettner, Ph.D., CTRS and Doreen B. Greenstein, Ph.D.

This very useful publication provides step-by-step instructions on age and stage appropriate sensorimotor recreational items for nursing home residents with dementia.

Simple Pleasures provides information on age appropriate activities, stage appropriate sensorimotor activities, methods to reduce isolation, methods to reduce inactivity, methods to reduce agitated behaviors, safe activities for family involvement, methods to increase volunteer work with residents and ways to involve other nursing home staff. Also included in this publication is a volunteer training guide to assist volunteers in working with residents with dementia, family members, staff and community volunteers.

128 pages (2000)

ATRA Member: 15.00
Nonmember: $25.00