At the root of this book we use different skills to get older people to engage with us. We look at having the right goal to engage people, what buyers remorse is, what loss aversion is and how we can use the art of persuasion to get older people to attend the activities we provide. Furthermore, we look at the nudge skill, the reward system and how trust plays a huge part in activity engagement.

The book also looks at dementia and motivation. how we can motivate those who are in the reflective, symbolic, sensory motor and reflex stages of dementia. How dementia affects our motivation to engage with people and activities in general. We also look at the concept of need and rewards and how these can be used to get older people to attend the activities we provide.

In summary we help you, the activity co-ordinator, co-ordinate your activities so your residents will find them fun, meaningful, worthwhile and most of all relevant to them. They will want to attend the activities you provide because you will have created exactly what they desire to do.

The manual is downloadable and once purchased you will receive an email. The cost of the manual is £8.99. You can purchase it directly from this website or if you would like more information or to speak with someone please email louisa@thctc.co.uk. 

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The manual is downloadable and once purchased you will receive an email. The cost of the manual is £8.99. You can purchase it directly from this website or if you would like more information or to speak with someone please email louisa@thctc.co.uk with your details and she will call you.

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Exercise is an important part of any activity programme for older people. There are many misconceptions with physical activity in later life. Many care and nursing homes will be delivering chair based exercise either in house or externally. After a while though residents can become fed up with the same exercise session over and over again. One way to introduce something new is Chair Based Pilates. This PDF book looks at different pilates techniques which have been adapted for older people and helps with mental health. The book aims to make up for any gaps in a simple and straight forward way. It explores the reality of providing chair based pilates in social care settings. How we need to consider the affects of dementia and chronic long term illness on the person and how this relates to their ability to exercise. Their motivation to exercise.

The book uses a four stage physical and mental model which breaks down a person’s ability to exercise at each stage. What exercises are suitable for each stage. This could be a full exercise session, a mini/individual session or just breathing and relaxation exercises.

The PDF book also looks at different breathing exercises you can do with older people. It runs through a full body stretching programme and visualisation. Furthermore the book looks at who you can and can’t exercise and any health and safety considerations.

The book is downloadable and once purchased you will receive an email. The cost of the manual is 20 Australian Dollars. You can purchase it directly from this website or if you would like more information or to speak with someone please email louisa@thctc.co.uk.

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