Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Residents With Dementia in Nursing Homes

"CST is an evidence-based, cognitively stimulating therapeutic group intervention for individuals with mild-to-moderate dementia. Individuals participate in CST 2 times per week for 7 weeks. The CST sessions are administered by a variety of professionals who become certified through the St. Louis School of Medicine. The general structure of each session will follow the CST Manual called Making a Difference 1. Each session will be based on a theme and will include an introduction, theme song, current affairs activity, the main activity (physical games, sounds, food, being creative, word and number games, team quizzes, orientation, current affairs, ect.), suggested activities for home, and closure. These sessions are highly structured and will follow the introduction, theme song, current affairs activity, the main activity, suggested activities for home, and closure organization strictly. The participants will spend 45 minutes in each session."