Through the Seasons: An Activity Book for Memory-Challenged Adults and Caregivers (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)

This book is described as a "workbook," which made me think that it had question/answer content with places to personalize with one's own answers. I was hoping that it could prompt recollections that could be written in the book, and then the book could be referenced back as my Mom's Alzheimer's progresses. Unfortunately, it's more like a very beautiful coffee table book with descriptive text. The questions in it were well above where my Mom's abilities are currently and fairly abstract. I wish I'd been given either a quote out of the book or a photo of a text page in the Item Description, so that I could have matched it better with my Mom's level, especially since each person experiences Alzheimer's differently.

This is a good book, it just wasn't what I was looking for. First, it has in big text "For memory impaired' on the cover, so that ruled out giving it to my grandmother. Also, inside is tons of text. It's my fault for not reading the description I guess, but this is not for independent reading. This is for if you want to hold the book yourself and read it to someone. One side is a big pic and the other is a list of 'things you can talk to the person about' regarding the pic. If you're looking for an activity that you can do with an older person, this would be for that.

We are not entirely convinced that these loving activities (they are loving and they sound loving) will be a good fit for our parents. We'll give them a try. Certainly the activities (remembering old friends, remembering the war, making scrapbooks, touching different fabrics) are not going to stop the tide of dementia. The activities may be pleasant, that's very nice and maybe healthful in its own way. But we see that the activities are also quickly forgotten, and that's as disappointing as can be, somewhat punishing for the caregiver. Try it, see if it helps your patients.

NIce pictures. Very oriented to a care giver using it with someone. Is to basic for my Mom at this time and would be insulting. For someone who does not say much or seems to not have a very active brain this seems like it would be a good way to engage them in conversation or an activity that they would enjoy. I'm hoping my Mom won't need it , but am keeping it in case she does. If not I will give it to a library.

Saw this book in my doctor's office waiting room. I bought it for a friend, who is a caregiver for another friend who had Alzheimer's. Looks like it has some good ideas, but you might be able to get many of the same ideas from researching the internet or from the Alzheimer's Association?? At any rate, it was a nice gift to someone who has been kinda' at a loss at times as to how to deal with our mutual friend who has Alzheimer's.

The premise is excellent and the "talking" suggestions are good. The actual "hands on" activities suggested are probably fine for someone whose dementia is not as advanced as the person I bought it for.

As your loved one becomes more disease than the person you fell in love with, it's harder and harder to find things to talk about that will not upset him or find things he can comprehend enough to talk about. This book is simple-actually I was expecting it to be a bit more-but has some nice suggestions. Every time I visit him he finds it harder to communicate. I hope this will give us something to do together.If you have someone with Alzheimer's or Dementia, this book could be nice to have.

Great book with conversation starters and wonderful pictures. Unfortunately, the cover and introduction clearly indicate it is for memory challenged adults. Before using with my mom I would want to cut out some pages and try to cover up some of the text on the covers. Suggestion... Include this info in a section that can be removed.

I bought this book for my 94 year old mother and I to enjoy. Unfortunately, it is american and so has a great many references to american cultural memories - i.e. "Fall" "Thanksgiving" "Halloween" etc. etc. etc. Even the "Resources for Caregivers" are all american organisations and references. My mother has never been to america and would not recognise many of the things in this book as a part of her life or memories. Shame there was no mention of this in the information when I bought it.

This book has some good ideas, but it is very American. Some of the pictures (aim is to use the pictures as springboards to start discussions or reminisences) relate to uniquely American themes, like Thanksgiving - although you could just improvise and use that for discussion on Christmas, as there are similar features, like Turkey dinner etc. It's fine for me as the person I care for is American by birth, and as their dementia progresses and their more recent memories fade, their early childhood in the US holds more interest for them, so I can use this book with them.

this book is useless for elderly people in the UK, terms like Fall, Thanksgiving trick or treat and cookies are completely alien to elderly people even with out dementia. should not be for sale in the UK at all for the vulnerable group that it is aimed at.