Objective: The population of people with dementia (PWD) is steadily growing. These individuals display increased difficulty with cognitive functioning, impacting routine daily activities and communication with family and caregivers. This investigation aimed to provide evidence of the benefit of visual cues as a compensatory strategy for PWD to increase the recall of functional information related to personal identificationand their environment. Method: Using an A-B-A-B single-subject research design, participants included one male and four female participants, ages 68-90, residing in a skilled nursing facility diagnosed with dementia of various etiologies. The dependent variable (DV) was the recall of functional information by people with dementia. The DV was measured by the number of correct responses to simple “Wh-” questions concerning functional information. The independent variable (IV) included the presentation of visual cues consisting of reminder pages. Results: Results of this investigation demonstrated that the initial intervention pahse (B1) was effective for all participants. Further, all participants demonstrated decreased performance once the intervention was withdrawn (A2). Four out of five (80%) participants in this study showed significant positive change with the replication of intervention (B2). Conclusion: The results support existing literature which imply that external reminders such as visual cues benefit PWD by increasing functional communication skills. Functional cues may benefit PWD with recalling functional information and increasing participation in routine activities.
