Planning for the future
We have been involved in developing resources to gently enable people with dementia to express their preferences over time and make informed decisions about their care. These resources are called ‘What if?’
The kit can be purchased by practitioners at www.designedwithcare.co.uk but we wanted to make some of the content accessible here too.
Diamond 9
This activity helps people to communicate what’s important to them at that moment in time.
Follow these instructions
Draw the following on some blank paper:
2. Study the following words for a few minutes
3. Choose the word that is the most important -
then write that word in the top square of your diamond
4. Choose 2 that are joint 2nd in terms of their importance -
then write them in the next 2 boxes down
5. Choose 3 that are joint 3rd in terms of their importance -
then write them in the next 3 boxes down
6. Choose 2 that are joint 4th in terms of their importance -
then write them in the next 2 boxes down
7. Choose the final word to complete your diamond
