her baby to all the staffs and me. She would say “Where is my baby? Or “Where is my little boy?” to everyone. As a result, some staff would bring out a baby doll and carry it to her and she would say “Thank You for bringing my child”. When she has this doll, she treats it like a real baby. She would play with it, talk to it, rock it, and try to carry it everywhere she goes. When Jane has this baby dolls she become really happy and seem to be enjoying life. For instance, she would talk baby language to the doll by saying “OH Gucci Gucci, aren’t you so cute? Or you are such a cute little boy.”. In addition, she would rock the baby to sleep and sing lullaby songs like “Twinkle Little Stars”. However, there was one time I had to carry her baby for her but, one of the staffs intervene as he say that he would carry it for her while she uses her walker to go to her room to sleep with the baby doll. Furthermore, sometime she would
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One observation I’ve made is that each of the (TR) try to connect with the resident so they can be engage and participate in the activity. I also observe how some of the TR staffs persuade the resident to join group activities. Another observation I made is when my supervisor does a particular group activity like crosswords. She would try to get some of the residents to participants by giving clues or hints for specific answer in order for the resident to figure out the answer. Moreover, I have observed that when doing group, one must be patient and calm when working resident with dementia. There are times that one can become frustrated when facilitating an activity when a resident does not cooperate or when resident become confused and agitated due to their cognitive impairment. The way to work around this is try to understand the resident and try to give them assurance things will be
One observation I’ve made is that each of the (TR) try to connect with the resident so they can be engage and participate in the activity. I also observe how some of the TR staffs persuade the resident to join group activities. Another observation I made is when my supervisor does a particular group activity like crosswords. She would try to get some of the residents to participants by giving clues or hints for specific answer in order for the resident to figure out the answer. Moreover, I have observed that when doing group, one must be patient and calm when working resident with dementia. There are times that one can become frustrated when facilitating an activity when a resident does not cooperate or when resident become confused and agitated due to their cognitive impairment. The way to work around this is try to understand the resident and try to give them assurance things will be