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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 7.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2008 Mar;16(3):229–239. doi: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e318160da72
Your Husband’s Abilities:
  • Good hand skills – Able to grasp, release, and throw objects. Handles/manipulates objects to gather additional information thru his sense of “touch”

  • Follows simple 1 step directions with additional cueing (“pointing” and short verbal cues work best)

  • Good attention and tolerance (up to 30 minutes) with activities of interest

  • Able to distinguish between size, shape, and feel of objects

  • Sustains repetitive actions; needs some assistance to progress to the next step


Recommended Activity: Wood Craft

Activity Goal: Your husband will paint/stain wood boxes with familiar paintbrush for 30 minutes, one time per week.