Next Sunday, March 29, begins Holy Week (also called Passion Week), a sacred time to ponder and remember Jesus' death and celebrate his resurrection. As usual, I’m posting the whole gamut of my interactive, dementia-friendly Holy Week resources a few days early so you can prepare to celebrate with your elders, including those with Alzheimer’s … Continue reading Dementia-friendly Holy Week: Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter
This week's nondenominational worship service is a new one, and the theme is hospitality. How can we grow in our faith to invite others in and share who we are and what we have? As always, this service is suitable and intended to be interactive, so be sure to watch with the elders in your … Continue reading New video! Dementia-friendly church service: hospitality
Hello friends -- I almost forgot to post this resource for those of you who would like a dementia-friendly Bible discussion for today, Maundy Thursday, a remembrance of the Last Supper. "Maundy" comes from the Latin word for mandate. It refers to the new commandment that Jesus gave his followers that night: Love one another. … Continue reading Today: Maundy Thursday and Communion
Thanks to suggestions from my readers, I've just posted a few new tools on my Resources page: Prayers, both well-established prayers and in-the-moment scripts, to help you pray with and for an elder with dementia.Favorite scriptures you can read to elders with dementia to offer hope and comfort.A how-to guide for offering the sacrament of … Continue reading Common prayers, Bible verses, and Communion for elders with dementia
This communion video is designed especially for seniors with Alzheimer's and other dementias who may not be able to get out to their regular place of worship and who have no visiting clergy available to administer communion.
Spiritual Eldercare 