Utilize the abilities of people with dementia for the Community

Mitsumune Tago

Wellness Welfare Corporation

    To bring out and utilize the abilities of the elderly with dementia, some devices and conditions are required.  We have been trying to make them help people around by their skills, they are good at:for examples, housework, taking care of children and vege-gardens, cooking rice by traditional oven, teaching children and so on.
    Some habits called BPSD would be in good use and worked in a favorable way, for examples:repeating same things many times turned to discipline children, wandering about turned to patrol with arm-band, collecting habits would be picking up rubbish.
    In this way, the elderly with dementia can make the community safe and clean, therefore they are thanked by the people around, and regain their confidence.

Address correspondence to Dr. Mitsumune Tago, Wellness Welfare Corporation (3-218 Shinnishigata, Kuwana, Mie 511-0863, Japan)