Many of the activities pictured on this Web site were taken in the course of community volunteer activities engaged in by persons with Alzheimer's Disease in the company of a student companion or a spouse as part of their participation in the University of Arizona Elder Rehab by Students program. (Elder Rehab, rather than Alzheimer's Rehab is the name commonly used to refer to the U of A program, in deference the sensibilities of some participants and caregivers who either deny or prefer not to be publicly identified with an Alzheimer's diagnosis.)

These volunteer activities include packing food boxes at a local food bank, bringing pets to a nursing home, taking nursing home residents for walks in their wheelchairs, walking dogs at the Humane Society, picking up trash in public places, and reading to and playing with children at a child day care center.

These activities have multiple benefits. They provide physical activity with a social purpose, which results in improvements in mood and self-esteem for participants. An added bonus is that the community, often depicting negative images associated with Alzheimer's Disease, has an opportunity to see people with this disorder making useful social contributions.