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Story Writing in a Nursing Home

A Patchwork of Memories

Martha A John (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

148 Seiten

1992
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-56024-098-3 (ISBN)

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Based on the belief that older people have good stories to tell, Story Writing in a Nursing Home was developed as part of a volunteer teaching service to a nursing home. Graduate students who were learning to teach this special population conducted story writing activities with older adults and found that even the frail elderly who are confined to nursing centers provided a unique perspective about events that emphasize the lasting verities in life. The idea of a patchwork was derived from one of the lessons taught and was suggested by one of the older participants who said, “We’re sort of like a patchwork quilt.” The information, memories, and humor the elderly see in situations is worth recording. In addition, Story Writing in a Nursing Home emphasizes the way to develop the mental stimulation that is so important for physical well being. This sensitive and insightful book provides a lesson plan outline and the type of content that was used as an example. It also provides a running commentary in the form of a diary that tells how to begin a teaching program for nursing center residents. Students and professionals interested in implementing a similar program can use these ideas for planning and for organizing the use of student help to better serve the population.Fascinating reading, this book includes stories by frail elderly people, lesson plans, tips on working with administrators in a nursing center, and reasons for providing instruction. Teachers, volunteers, librarians, gerontology/sociology students, and others concerned with the well-being of the elderly will refer often to this instructive volume.

Contents
Introduction

Chapter I: Designing the Quilt
The Quilt Frame
The Color and Fabric of Patchwork Participants
Pieces in a Patchwork
Managing the Difficult Stitches
Getting Ready to Sew (or Write)
Needed: A Quilting Bee
Learning to Use Thimbles
Chapter II: The Quilting Process
Room Arrangement
Actual Instructional Session
Examining Patterns
Examining Different Blocks
Colorful Phrases
Review Action Ideas
A Stitch in Time
Are We Ready?
Chapter III: Antique Pieces
The Dance of a Lifetime
The Age of Invention
The House on 21st Street in Arlington
Memories on Baseball
A Terrifying Experience
Old Buildings Jog Memories
A Heartbreaking Experience
November Night
V. E. Day
Teaching in the 1930s
Chapter IV: The Pieces of My Life
A Wildlife Retreat
A Very Fine Life
Summer in the Country
Cupcake
Childhood and Cherry Trees
Afghans
Shipyard Days
A Wonderful Life
Coon Hunting
Travel
My Story
Little Did I Know
Four Miracles
An Unexpected Trip
Chapter V: Imported Quilt Pieces
My Memory of Memorial Day
Seventy-Five Years of the Washington Parade
Moving Out of Sight
Our Teacher
Farewell Via Public Address System
Adventures in a Castle in Spain
Discipline, The Old Fashioned Way
Chapter VI: Making the Border of the Quilt: Continue the Work
Appendix A
Suggested Readings

Erscheint lt. Verlag	18.2.1992
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	396 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-56024-098-9 / 1560240989
ISBN-13	978-1-56024-098-3 / 9781560240983
Zustand	Neuware