Residents with dementia and Alzheimer’s have a more tenacious grasp on long-term memories than on short term. They are very likely to remember the nursery rhymes they learned as children and it is often comforting for them to recall these words from childhood.
When facilitating this activity, give the participants plenty of opportunity to recite the rhymes. Should they get “stuck”, provide the next word or two words as a clue then allow them time to continue on their own.
Sometimes to get started on a rhyme you will need to read much of the first line but with other rhymes the first two words will be all you need.
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