At the Montessori Alzheimer Center, we are committed to giving you proven, functional strategies and tactics to resolve – among other things – the communication difficulties and confusing behaviors often experienced by caregivers, practitioners and those with Alzheimer’s disease.
All of our programs are geared to implementing person-centered approaches to care.
Take a look at this chart where current approaches and adapted Montessori approaches are compared.
The change can have a significant impact on the quality of life for the afflicted person and on the overall satisfaction of those who look after them and care about them:
| Current Approaches | Adapted Montessori Approach |
| One activity at a time provided | Multiple activities available at a time |
| Topics of outside speakers determined by staff | Outside speakers chosen and invited by residents |
| New residents welcomed by staff | New residents welcomed by residents |
| Staff provide entertainment | Residents select entertainment, and can provide their own entertainment |
| Focus on the facility | Opportunities to engage with a larger social network and the world |
| Provide care for the residents | Allow residents to take care of themselves as much as possible |
| A hotel model | A community model |
(From : Montessori Method Adapted for those with cognitive deficits. Innovative proven ways to enrich lives.
Overview presentation. Cameron J. Camp lll & Associates. 2018)
