COGNITIVE STIMULATION OF PEOPLE WITH MILD COGNITIVE DECLINE: REPORT OF AN EXPERIENCE.
Published 2023-01-10
Keywords
- cognitive gym Socialmente,
- cognitive decline,
- awareness
Abstract
Awareness of the decline in one's cognitive abilities, present in the initial stages, can produce anxiety and depression, especially in the case of rapid worsening. A path towards the unknown, not chosen but suffered.We have been dealing with these states of mind for the past thirteen years at Socialmente cognitive gym (Sociamente), operating since 2009 in Chieri (Turin).
The purpose of this contribution is to describe the cognitive stimulation practiced Socially with people, generally elderly, who are at the beginning of a path of cognitive decline, before possible resignation and, in any case, before the severity of the decline take pitying steps to remove the most painful memories.