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Alzheimer’s Lounge: An overview<br />

Some Key Concepts:<br />

• Pre-agitation w<strong>in</strong>dow<br />

• <strong>Dementia</strong>-appropriate environment<br />

• Strength-based stations<br />

• Specially-tra<strong>in</strong>ed, <strong>in</strong>terdiscipl<strong>in</strong>ary staff facilita<strong>to</strong>r (a.k.a. “Butterfly”)<br />

• A genu<strong>in</strong>e social experience<br />

• Butterfly as Bridge<br />

“Life Enrichment Systems for <strong>Dementia</strong>”,<br />

“The Alzheimer’s-<strong>Dementia</strong> Lounge Program” ,<br />

all related written materials and pho<strong>to</strong>s are copy-right protected.<br />

Please contact Gem<strong>in</strong>i Consult<strong>in</strong>g, Inc. for more <strong>in</strong>formation.<br />

© 2012. Gem<strong>in</strong>i Consult<strong>in</strong>g, Inc. • www.Gem<strong>in</strong>i-Consult<strong>in</strong>g.org • 612-749-1220 • Cold Spr<strong>in</strong>g, MN 56320 page 13

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