Are you wondering how to pass the time there, or what you should say?

Have you been holding off on visiting because you dont know what to talk about?

Remember When?

Daughter and Mother with Dementia Looking at Pictures on Her Phone

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Those names might trigger various memories for your loved one that shell enjoytalkingabout with you.

Photo Albums

Bring pictures that you might go through together.

You may be surprised at how good his memory is for names and details of older photos.

Read through familiar passages together.

Bring Items of Interest

Perhaps your brother has a longstanding hobby of collecting baseball cards.

Bring some along to look through and ask his opinion about the value and importance of the cards.

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