Friday, July 3, 2015

Happy 4th of July!

A fun way to enjoy the 4th of July with someone with dementia is to sing patriotic songs together. Many people with dementia who cannot speak can still sing the words to these songs. Just like when they were in elementary school, we sing these songs every morning at Hale Ku'ike with our residents. It is a great and familiar way to start the day.

Here is a site with words and music for some of the most well known songs:
http://www.loving2learn.com/SuperSubjects/ReadingandLanguage/Songs/PatrioticSongs.aspx