Home Life Memories: A Memory Enhancing Activity Book

This unique therapeutic book is a new interactive engagement tool for families and caregivers to use to enrich quality time spent with older adults, especially those in early-to-mid stages of dementia. Using her dementia care expertise, Karen created this book to enhance connectedness, improve visits and uplift everyone's mood.

The book combines the calming activity of coloring with reminiscing while familiar songs correspond with the illustrations. It also includes some cognitive stimulation activities to help boost brain health. This book makes a wonderful gift for older adults and caregivers caring for someone with dementia.

Karen Tyrell is a Dementia Consultant & Educator and Founder of Personalized Dementia Solutions Inc. She is the author of "Cracking the Dementia Code - Creative Solutions to Cope with Changed Behaviours" (published in 2013). She is also the co-creator of the "Dementia Caregiver Solutions" iOS App (released in 2015) which has helped hundreds of caregivers to better care for individuals exhibiting common dementia behaviours. As the CEO of Personalized Dementia Solutions Inc., Karen shares her expertise through speaking engagements and dementia workshops for both families and front-line staff. She also facilitates family caregiver support groups and works one-on-one with caregivers to provide emotional support and practical creative non-pharmacological solutions to help alleviate everyday challenges associated with dementia. When not sharing her expertise through speaking engagements and workshops, she can be found facilitating monthly support groups for family caregivers. Karen lives in the Lower Mainland of BC. www.DementiaSolutions.ca

Rose Kapp (Roszay) studied at the Alberta College of Art (Calgary) in Visual Communications and has worked as a graphic designer and illustrator for over 35 years. She admires good draftsmanship and attention to detail which she attributes to her father's skill as a professional cabinet maker. Much of what Rose creates has a wonderful wonky slant. She likes working on commissioned pieces, colouring pages for businesses and her recent colourful "Wildly Patterned Worry Birds of Mars" series. When not in her studio, she gardens or creates lapidary jewellery for herself.