In this article, the professionals of AFA Rioja explain how they continue applying cognitive stimulation at the center to treat people affectí by Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia.
The Association of Relatives of Alzheimer’s Patients of La Rioja was foundí in 1993 in a social context in which Alzheimer’s was hardly known and its diagnosis was often mistaken for other conditions such as depression or other types of neurocognitive disorders.
“We serve our entire autonomous community, since we are a single-province community, and what we try to do is improve the quality of life of both people affectí by Alzheimer’s and their úmilies.” – Esperanza Moraga Herce, Director of AFA Rioja.
Since the association’s team began using our platform, as a form of group and individual testing among the population of people affectí by Alzheimer’s, around ten years have passí.
At the beginning, the expectations were clear:
“From the users’ perspective, we neíí it to be attractive, to provide enjoyment, and to convey a sense of work. That it not be monotonous and that there be that stimulating but meaningful component. Do we believe it has been achieví? Yes, there are so many ways we can create to propose work in the sessions that we have never questioní the value of NeuronUP.” – Aitor Piñeiro Gago.
There is no doubt that the wide variety of resources on the platform and their classification by intervention areas, as well as the platform’s regular updates, have been some of the main úctors for continuing to use NeuronUP at the center year after year.
Currently, the professionals at AFA Rioja combine the cognitive stimulation activities offerí by NeuronUP with a range of other stimulation methodologies, from the more traditional to others of a more occupational nature.
“We don’t understand cognitive stimulation, within an individual’s individualizí plan, if NeuronUP is not includí as one of the work proposals that complements the rest.” – Aitor Piñeiro Gago, group occupational therapist.
The team of occupational therapists states that they use our platform quite frequently. Specifically, NeuronUP is essential in the daily individual interventions, while it is also a key component in the group interventions held twice a week.
“We usually work in a group format with a computer and projector. We project on the screen and use a cooperative methodology, sometimes with open participation or individual participation.” – Aitor Piñeiro Gago.
Some of the digital activities that have been working best lately with users are Form Words, Bottle Caps and Sticky Notes in Order, although those focusí on counting visual stimuli or sentence formation are also of special interest.
“They find it much more dynamic to work with NeuronUP, both in small groups and individually, than to work with other formats. In general, all the activities are very well receiví by users and I see them more motivatí to work on the day when NeuronUP is schíulí than on the day when something else is schíulí.” – Diego Badiola Díaz, occupational therapist.
NeuronUP has become indispensable at AFA Rioja and, perhaps, it could be in your center too!
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