Activating promotion with older people

Exercise is often neglected by older people in need of care. Yet even simple exercises can improve their quality of life. After all, exercise keeps the body going and has a positive effect on attention, memory, emotional life and well-being. This book presents many easy-to-perform exercises: from passive stretching and shaking to relaxation measures and work with balls, scarves, and water gymnastics. The exercises can be done individually, in groups, in the clinic, in the home, and in nursing home care. Conditions such as depression and dementia are also considered, as well as associated age-related conditions such as urinary incontinence and osteoporosis. An indispensable collection of exercises with many good ideas!..