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Advocating for Montessori Elder Care in Finland: Jennifer’s Fulbright Project
My work through the Fulbright Finland Specialist program in the area of Public/Global Health focused on building staff competencies in person-centered care using the Montessori philosophy of living applied to elders. The Fulbright Specialist project was hosted by MuistiMontessori, the only association in Finland dedicated to applying the Montessori philosophy to individuals living with cogntive…
Simple In-Room Activity Idea
Many of you have written to share your challenges and successes over the past few weeks and to ask for simple activity ideas that can be done easily in one’s bedroom on a tray table. Here is an idea for a simple activity that can help an individual to maintain fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination while feeling a sense of purpose by caring for his or her belongings.
Making the Pitch! Bringing Montessori to Your Care Community
Implementing Montessori involves culture change throughout the community. You can’t do it alone. You will need the full buy-in of your community’s leadership. So how do you prepare the bring this idea to your leadership team? Review the community’s mission and vision. Align your proposal with the organization’s objectives. Whatever you propose for the…
Practitioner Symposium Spotlight: Elder Award Nominee – Kathy Werner
Kathy Werner enrolled in the Montessori Practitioner’s Certificate course because of her strong desire to learn Montessori in a hands-on way. Kathy has eleven years of experience as a trainer working with adults with intellectual and physical disabilities and 20 years working as a physical therapist assistant. One of Kathy’s case studies was with a…
Tips for Making Bathing Easier with Dementia
from Brush Development’s 10-Day Toolkit for Care Partners (Module #2) As a gift to all the hard-working care partners, we are making From Surviving to Thriving: 10-Day Toolkit for Care Partners available at no cost. We will release one module each month. Each module consists of a 10-minute video and printables. Whether you are a…
