Adult memory books and other graphic cueing systems such as memory wallets, planners, memo boards, and reminder cards, help to reduce the confusion, anxiety, and frustration often experienced by people with dementia.

Usually created with a combination of words and pictures, these visual aids serve as conversation prompts, answers to common questions, and reminders for daily living. These tools not only help enhance conversation with older adults, but they increase engagement and social interaction, communicate needs and preferences to caregivers, reduce problem behaviors and restore the users’ fading self identity.

Use with our Talking Photo Album

By Michelle S. Bourgeois, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Health Professions Press, paperback, approx. 144 pages, 2007.

"This book is truly amazing. It should be required reading for any professional interacting with persons who have memory impairments, and it will be an outstanding resource for family members and lay caregivers. Easy to read, with information and step-by-step instructions that are ready for immediate use, this book is simply the best practical guide on the use of memory aids available today." -Cameron J. Camp, Ph.D., Director and Senior Research Scientist, Myers Research Institute of Menorah Park Center for Senior Living