Welcome to the Montessori Seniors Blog! Here, you will find informative and inspiring content on dementia and aged care. We kick off with this short video that clearly demonstrates the 12 Montessori principles in Dementia care. They include:

• Offer an activity with a sense of purpose that captures person’s interest
• Invite the person to participate
• Offer choice whenever possible
• Talk less. Demonstrate more.
• Focus on what the person can do
• Match your speed with the person
• Use visual hints, cues or templates
• Give the person something to hold
• Go from simple to complex
• Break the tasks down into steps
• Ask: “Did you enjoy this?”
• There is no right or wrong. Think engagement.

Source: Dementia Australia YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/M5u96_QgR2E