Dementia-friendly Passion Week: Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter

This weekend begins the most serious and the most joyful week in the Christian faith. I've already received several inquires about interactive, dementia-friendly resources for Passion Week, so I decided to post them all at once. These are all newly updated for 2023 and are suitable for older adults with Alzheimer's and other dementias. Palm … Continue reading Dementia-friendly Passion Week: Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter

Dementia-friendly church services for Good Friday and Easter Sunday

As posted last week, here again are the dementia-friendly worship service videos for this weekend: Good Friday (April 15), a serious yet glorious remembrance of Jesus' suffering and crucifixion. Watch the 31-minute Good Friday service here.If your elders prefer a songbook, download printable lyrics (PDF) for the Good Friday video hymns. Easter Sunday (April 17), … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church services for Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Dementia friendly church services: Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Greetings to you during this Passion Week. Here are two nondenominational services for Good Friday and Easter Sunday to serve the elders in your care who are living with dementia. Once again, I've updated and remastered these videos from 2020. Good Friday (April 2, 2021) Please be aware that the Good Friday service is quite … Continue reading Dementia friendly church services: Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Online now: Good Friday service, Easter service, and 86 sing-along hymns for isolated elders

After a burst of stay-at-home activity thanks to covid-19, I'm happy to report that all 86 sing-along hymns for elders with dementia are now on YouTube, complete with lyrics, and all for free. (A request: Please subscribe to the Spiritual Eldercare channel on YouTube, which will make it easier for others to find these resources. … Continue reading Online now: Good Friday service, Easter service, and 86 sing-along hymns for isolated elders