Activities of Daily Living
Friendly videos that engage and support daily activities.
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Breakfast - with audio descriptions
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Brush Your Teeth
Follow along as we enjoy the steps in brushing our teeth. (with music and faces/ voiceover)
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Brush Your Teeth with Erin
Erin leads us in brushing our teeth. (with live sound and opening/closing music.)
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Drink Water
The best cue to remind us to stay hydrated is watching others do it. Here people and animals enjoy a refreshing drink. (with music, sounds and people's faces)
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Drink Water with Friendly Messages
Inspire hydration by watching someone pour a quenching glass of water or enjoy a refreshing drink. (With friendly messages, a demonstration of hand-under-hand caregiving, music and sound effects.)
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Get Ready for Lunch
Get in the mood to eat by watching a variety of typical lunch foods and the people who are enjoying eating them. (with gentle guitar music and faces)
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Get Ready to Shower
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Go Back to Sleep
Something to remind us that it's still night, so we know it's time to get back into bed and sleep a little longer. (With direct messages and music. Dedicated to our friends Cindy & Lester)
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Good Morning
Wake up slowly, watching people go through their morning routines. (with gentle music)
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Good Morning with Friendly Messages
We get a great start to the day by gently waking, getting out of bed, washing up, having something to eat and enjoying a little morning movement. (with music, sounds, and direct care messages designed to support activities of daily living.)
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Good Night
Sometimes we need a bit of help getting oriented to the time of day. Mentally prepare for the evening routine by watching people wash up and snuggle into their beds for a good night’s sleep. [This video shows people's faces and has tranquil music.]
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Good Night with Friendly Messages
A soothing end to our day. We slowly wind down, get washed up, climb into bed, and prepare for a restful night of sleep. (with music, sounds, and direct care messages designed to support activities of daily living.)
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Let's Brush Our Teeth
People enjoy each step of cleaning their teeth. (with gentle music, no speaking or captions)
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Let's Drink Water
Seeing people and animals quench their thirst can be a great reminder for us to do the same. (With close ups of pouring water and gentle music.)
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Let's Eat Lunch
Whet the appetite with images of common lunch meals. (with upbeat music)
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Let's Eat Lunch (with Friendly Messages)
Images of lunch foods help to whet the appetite as a care partner pops up now and then to deliver supportive messages. (with upbeat music)
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Let's Get Clean
These videos of people taking showers, sinks and baths are designed to help get us mentally prepared to get clean. (with gentle music)
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Let's Get Dressed
Watching people dress themselves and others helps to prepare us for changing our clothes. (with gentle guitar music)
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Let's Move
Get inspired to move with people doing stretches, lifting weights, running and walking outside, and more. (with faces and music)
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Men Get Dressed
Get your gentleman in the mood to get dressed by watching others don shirts, ties, jackets - and sometimes - pants! (with jazz music and faces)
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Personal Grooming
Hygiene is an important part of maintaining good mental and physical health. Here multicultural men and women wash up, do their hair and nails, trim beards, and get dressed up fine. (with music and faces)
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Time for Medications
Prepare for this daily activity by watching people successfully take their medication. (with gentle music)
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Use the Toilet
We coach people through the steps of using the toilet.