Skil-Care Sensory Gel Pad for Light Box, Mini Fidgets, Set of Five Pieces for use with Dementia

Hi everybody, I'm Lisa Skinner from the Truth, Lies, and Alzheimer's Show, and I'm here today to talk about how we can use what we call sensory objects to help us de-escalate stressful moments. That we all experience in dementia care. So a sensory object, like the ones I'm going to show you today, or other similar anxiety repetitive behavior support objects, can and do help de-escalate stressful moments by giving a safe, engaging way to redirect nervous energy. It reduces internal distress that our loved ones experience on a day-to-day basis and creates predictable sensory input. Now, this is what lowers the alarm level in their brains enough to make the person more receptive to reassurance and to Problem solving. It can be much, much easier to transition from escalation to a calmer interaction if there's an immediate step, which is using a sensory fidget object. And I'll explain that a little bit more to you in a minute. And the thing I love about Fidget objects, the sensory, there's so many to choose from, so there's a huge variety and you can choose one that you feel that your person would especially enjoy. They don't argue the person out of their belief like sometimes we try to do, but they're so effective. They typically lower stress. So the moment then becomes safer and more workable. You end up with a positive outcome instead of a catastrophic reaction. All right, these particular sensory objects come in a pack of 5, and they are in different shapes. This is a quarter moon. This is a star. This is a flower. They're very squishy, and they have little buttons inside the gel that your person can move around. And then 2 other, a heart and a plate. So these are called Skill Care, S-K-I-L Care. Hyphen C-A-R-E, sensory gel pad, and you can also use them on a light box and then the light shines through for brighter colors. Mini fidgets, it comes in a set of 5 pieces and they're used for enhancing fine motor skills, visual tracking, and hand-eye coordination. They are available on Either the skillcare.com website, or they're also available— most all of their products are available on Amazon. Easy peasy. And there's a huge variety. So there's so many of these sensory objects to choose from. This particular one are included in this set. They're each small enough to To hold in a person's hand for individual tracing and pressing through the entire day, squeezing. You know, people living with dementia have a tendency to calm themselves through repetitive behaviors in many, many different ways. These are sealed, so they're leak-free. And they're water-based gel that's fully sealed inside of these pads. So there is nothing that's going to spill out. Very, very safe. And so there's many uses, pressing down on them, using them to trace the shapes across the gel surface encourages finger strength and hand-eye coordination through repeated Low-pressure hand and figure movement. These are also wonderful for that periodic boredom that we see happening with people living with dementia. They get bored just like we do. And then they start the repetitive behaviors or the pacing or other Things that try— they try to, you know, relieve their feelings of boredom. So anxiety, stress, boredom, these sensory objects are perfect for all of those situations. So you will end up with a positive situation instead of an escalating one that could turn into a crisis. So I hope you go to amazon.com or skillcare.com and check these out or the many other sensory objects that are available for people living with dementia. These are designed for those. So thanks for watching today, and please go check them out. Bye-bye.