How to do Montessori with dementia patients? Instead of focusing on development and building skills like you would for children, the Montessori approach focuses on re-discovering and supporting what the person with dementia can stil l do vs constantly focusing on the abilities they are losing over time. Montessori activities assign them roles and routines they can be successful at in their current cognitive and physical ability level. In addition to giving them activities, montessori gives visua