The Big Picture Caregiving Communication Book is an essential tool designed to give nonspeaking adults a voice in their personal and medical care. Ideal for individuals with speech and cognitive challenges due to stroke, brain injury, ALS, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and IDD, this comprehensive communication book ensures that caregivers, family members, and healthcare professionals can accurately understand and address the needs and feelings of those they support. With larger pages and pictures, it caters to adults with visual and fine motor challenges, making it easier for them to communicate their needs and preferences effectively.
Features
Comprehensive Care Coverage: The book is divided into four categories - Comments/Social, Activities, Care, and Mealtime - each with easy-to-find tabs and covers comments, feelings, questions, weather, visitors, places to go, activities, music, sports, personal care, assistive tech, bathing, body parts, medications, grooming, mealtime needs, hot and cold drinks, and breakfast and lunch foods.
Adult-Appropriate Pictures: Each topical page includes 12 large (2") picture choices with words, ensuring clarity and relevance.
Customizable: The back side of each page features a blank template for adding personal favorite pictures or words.
User-Friendly Design: Spiral bound for easy use at the bedside or in the bathroom, allowing the book to lay flat on the page in use.
Core Vocabulary Expansion: Additional core vocabulary words are included to help users expand their communication.
Age: Designed for adults who can understand and point to a picture using a finger or stylus.
What’s In The Box
1, ready to use, Big Picture Caregiving Communication Book Communication Book with over 350 picture symbols on 30 topical communication choice boards related to caregiving.
An Instructional Guide is included on the inside covers to help introduce and use the communication book effectively.
How To Use It Users simply point to the pictures using a finger or stylus to indicate a choice. The large images and clear words ensure that caregivers can quickly understand and respond to the user's needs and preferences.
