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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stage 6? I thought there were three main stages--early, middle, late.

I wouldn't be too hard on yourself. We moved my parent into a place with ALZ care, and the "enrichment" was sitting them all in a room with music playing. That was the extent of it.

My other parent is in a place now. They have activities but don't want to go to them, so they watch a lot of TV. They do eat meals with others and will sometimes sit in various living rooms for a change of scenery.

We used to take them out, but it's become difficult due to their movement issues.

Is enrichment going to bring them back? Is it necessary?

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Not OP. I suspect OP is well aware enrichment will not reverse or slow things for someone in that stage, but she probably just means some stimulation. Even at that stage in adult day programs my uncle enjoyed music, visiting the garden and hearing the birds, sitting at the same table with others, and some of the silly activities they did. We know because even when he got farther along and could not talk, he smiled. He especially liked when the emotional support animals came to visit, but he always had dogs. A person who doesn't like animals would not find that exciting.[/quote]

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