LOS ANGELES: Dementia patients living in long-term care often have very low levels of activity, and this strongly contributes to a low quality of life, according to a new large-scale study.
The findings also show that family members and staff tend to be pessimistic regarding the capabilities of dementia patients to become engaged in meaningful activities.
“We already know that activity is really important and just because people with dementia may be cognitively impaired, it doesn’t mean that they should miss out on engagement in an activity,” said…..