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Our leisure experiences mean something important to each of us. Leisure allows us to continue to express who we are and what we value about ourselves by using our unique skills and abilities gained over our lifetimes. Leisure is about doing our own thing—whether that’s listening to music, going for a walk, or meditating.
Download and print the activity sheet below. Here, we identify and describe three common sets of challenges to engaging in meaningful leisure experiences: personal, social, and system challenges.
Review the list of 11 obstacles and circle the numbers for the challenges that you’ve experienced as a person living with dementia. Or that the person you are supporting may have experienced.
Source: Living and Celebrating Life through Leisure, Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program
After you read the activity sheet, take a few minutes to reflect on the following questions. Feel free to make some notes.
Download and read the "Living and Celebrating Life Through Leisure—By Us For Us Guide" to discover some helpful ideas for overcoming these obstacles.
Living and Celebrating Life Through Leisure - By Us For Us Guide
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In this video, Occupational Therapist Sylvia Koreen shares some practical ideas and products to help with day-to-day activities. Learn how adaptations and considering a person’s strengths can help you find new ways of doing things
Living and Celebrating Life Through Leisure - By Us For Us Guide
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Here we have a conversation with Occupational Therapist, Sylvia Koreen. Sylvia helps us to understand how dementia can affect the ability of a person to do day to day activities. She shares ideas to adapt to changing abilities for daily activities like bathing, dressing, mealtime, bathroom routines and leisure time.
After you watch the video, take a few minutes to reflect on the following questions. Feel free to make some notes.
Communicating with people living with dementia
Living and Celebrating Life Through Leisure - By Us For Us Guide
This session includes the following parts:
Part 1: Day to Day Activities
Part 2: Practical Approaches and Adaptations
Part 3: Meaningful Leisure Experiences: For the Person with Dementia
Part 4: Personal Care and Hygiene
Part 5: Questions for Reflection
Part 6: Questions Others Have Asked
Summary
Work through the various parts in the session at your leisure. Move from one part to another at your own pace and in the order that makes sense to you, based on your own needs and interests.
At any time, you may scroll to the Search bar and type a specific question or topic to learn more.
This session includes the following parts:
Part 1: Middle Stage Dementia
Part 2: Learning to Balance
Part 3: Sources of Support
Part 4: Asking for Help
Part 5: Family Dynamics and Caregiving
Part 6: Don’t Get Knocked Off Course
Part 7: Questions for Reflection
Part 8: Questions Others Have Asked
Summary
Work through the various parts in the session at your leisure. Move from one part to another at your own pace and in the order that makes sense to you, based on your own needs and interests.
At any time, you may scroll to the Search bar and type a specific question or topic to learn more.
This session includes the following parts:
Part 1: What is Dementia?
Part 2: The Stages of Dementia: What Happens?
Part 3: Exploring Dementia and Memory Loss
Part 4: Getting a Diagnosis
Part 5: Associated Illnesses
Part 6: Helpful Tips to Address Symptoms in the Early Stage
Part 7: Questions for Reflection
Summary
Work through the various parts in the session at your leisure. Move from one part to another at your own pace and in the order that makes sense to you, based on your own needs and interests.
At any time, you may scroll to the Search bar and type a specific question or topic to learn more.
Click on the icon below to download and print a brief self-reflection activity sheet. The purpose of this tool is to help you think about what you have learned and to provide a space for you to document some of your thoughts and ideas for moving forward.
Whatever your personal goal might be, an action plan can help you get to where you need to go.
Completing a personal action plan can greatly enhance your motivation and keep you focused on what you can confidently achieve. It's important that you succeed!
Take some time to think about what you can do to continue to live a full life and best cope with the changes you are experiencing.
Download and print a copy of the activity sheet My Personal Action Plan below. Reflect on and answer the statements in both columns. Then circle the number between 0 and 10 that represents your confidence level.
If you rate your confidence below a 7, you might want to look at the barriers and consider reworking your action plan so that it's something you are confident that you can accomplish.
Whatever your personal goal might be, an action plan can help you get to where you need to go.
A Will is a legal statement of a person’s last wishes about how to divide his or her property after death. The property that is distributed as per the instructions in a Will is known as the “estate”. When you make a Will, you are known as the testator. The person you put in charge of carrying out your wishes as expressed in the Will is called an Personal Representative.
Here we have a conversation with lawyer, Doris Bonora. It is one of several videos in this session where we find out what legal and financial documents need to be prepared and what needs to be done to ensure the concerns and wishes of the person living with dementia are met.
In this video, Doris explains the importance of a Last Will and Testament.
Feel free to make some notes as you listen.
In Alberta, and in every province in Canada, a Will must be in writing. Consult a lawyer early about making a Will. He or she has a lot of expertise that you can call upon in matters like tax consequences, international matters, trusts, making suitable arrangements for young children, and many other issues.
Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta (CLPEA): Wills & Estates
Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta (CLPEA): Being a Personal Representative
An Enduring Power of Attorney is called "enduring" because it continues to protect and manage a person's affairs even after they lose capacity and carries on while they are incapacitated. This ensures that their wishes and needs are respected and taken care of, providing peace of mind during difficult times.
Here, we have a conversation with the lawyer, Doris Bonora. It is one of four videos in this session that explain what legal and financial documents need to be prepared and what needs to be done to ensure the concerns and wishes of the person living with dementia are met.
In this video, Doris explains the importance of an Enduring Power of Attorney.
Feel free to make some notes as you listen.
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An Enduring Power of Attorney deals with financial matters. The primary purpose of a Personal Directive is to name someone to make personal decisions for you, such as where you will live and the medical treatment you will receive.
Learn more about Personal Directives under part 4 of this session.
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Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta (CLPEA): planning for future care
Government of Alberta – Office of Public Guardian: Enduring power of attorney
Decision making and respecting independence
All About Me: booklet designed for people living with dementia to help them create a record of their background and what is important to them
