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An individual who is functioning at Allen’s Cognitive Level 4 has difficulty remembering to take his medication twice daily.  Which of the following is the MOST appropriate recommendation? 

An OT is planning a program to address the needs of persons with Alzheimer’s disease and their families as a part of a hospital outreach program. What area of intervention would be MOST beneficial to maintain safety and support function at home for people in the middle to late stages of Alzheimer’s disease?

You are working in a memory care unit with a client Dorothy, a client with moderate but advancing dementia. She tells you about her husband who was combining wheat all day and she needs to get an evening meal ready when everyone comes in from the field. You know that her husband passed away prior to her coming to the memory care unit. Which approach supports acknowledgement, acceptance, and acting to redirect attention?

Based on the previous question regarding Scott, what would be the MOST APPROPRIATE intervention approach to use to help this client with his limitations? 

An OT is working with an elderly patient in the middle stages of Alzheimer disease who was admitted to the hospital after accidentally setting a kitchen fire. What is the MOST appropriate information to provide caregivers with regards to cooking?

What goal BEST reflects the cognitive disabilities frame of reference?

In the previous question regarding Amanda, this intervention approach would be considered which of the following? 

The global strategy for CO-OP for both adults and children is: 

True or False: In the dynamic interactional model (DIM), cognition is the product of the dynamic interaction between the person, activity and the environment and there is a match between these variables.

Mary has difficulty in recalling various facts and events and frequently becomes frustrated as a result, but she has no difficulty remembering how to maintain her daily routine. Mary is displaying limitations with her: