This roundtable will explore the use of cognitive stimulation for incarcerated people with dementia, including techniques that facilitate group participation, activities that are considered cognitive stimulation, different types of programs available, and challenges that prevent this population from following instructions.

Educational Objectives

• Describe cognitive stimulation and its use in dementia programming
• Identify various techniques that can be used with people with dementia in the correctional setting
• Analyze techniques that can be applied along with cognitive stimulation, such as using unconditional positive regard and open-ended statements/questions