Ten Meaningful Activities for Seniors With Dementia
By Catherine M Lee | Submitted On August 31, 2014
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Expert Author Catherine M Lee
There is ample information on the topic of activities for seniors with dementia. We've selected ten activities that are the most meaningful.
1. Blogging - Seniors today did not have the modern technology to blog in their younger years. Almost all seniors now have captured their memories in hard copy photographs kept in albums, diaries and memoirs. A great activity is to take these individual …show more content…
Rearranging pictures in a photo album - taking out the photos in a family album and then having a senior with dementia rearrange them and put them back together can be a stimulating and nostalgic activity. The senior is able to recollect, and sometimes relive, these memories of times past. It is always a nice journey back even when the memories are not completely familiar.
5. Assisting with baking or cooking - Seniors can still enjoy these tasks when they take on the role as the "sou chef" all the while feeling include and dependable. The kitchen also provides a tasty setting for conversation.
6. Introducing new foods for the senior to try - Having a theme night for dinner can be a pleasant thing for a senior to experience. There can be Meatball Monday, Taco Tuesday, Wellington Wednesdays, StirFridays, etc.
7. Watching YouTube channels together - Seniors with dementia can be entertained by television, as long as they find the content interesting. YouTube's vast selection of short videos are perfect for short-term memory. Finding old videos and commercials from their youth can also be a fun trip down memory
By Catherine M Lee | Submitted On August 31, 2014
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Expert Author Catherine M Lee
There is ample information on the topic of activities for seniors with dementia. We've selected ten activities that are the most meaningful.
1. Blogging - Seniors today did not have the modern technology to blog in their younger years. Almost all seniors now have captured their memories in hard copy photographs kept in albums, diaries and memoirs. A great activity is to take these individual …show more content…
Rearranging pictures in a photo album - taking out the photos in a family album and then having a senior with dementia rearrange them and put them back together can be a stimulating and nostalgic activity. The senior is able to recollect, and sometimes relive, these memories of times past. It is always a nice journey back even when the memories are not completely familiar.
5. Assisting with baking or cooking - Seniors can still enjoy these tasks when they take on the role as the "sou chef" all the while feeling include and dependable. The kitchen also provides a tasty setting for conversation.
6. Introducing new foods for the senior to try - Having a theme night for dinner can be a pleasant thing for a senior to experience. There can be Meatball Monday, Taco Tuesday, Wellington Wednesdays, StirFridays, etc.
7. Watching YouTube channels together - Seniors with dementia can be entertained by television, as long as they find the content interesting. YouTube's vast selection of short videos are perfect for short-term memory. Finding old videos and commercials from their youth can also be a fun trip down memory