Resources for
activity professionals
in elder care

Sensory

Scented Bath Salts

Easy and fun, this activity takes roughly one hour to make. This is an ideal inexpensive gift to make for a volunteer or to offer as a birthday gift.

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Scent for Pleasure

Evocation of familiar scents to stimulate long-term memories. Ideal for sight impaired seniors.

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Scent Guessing

Sensory stimulation with familiar scents.

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Comfort Activities

Promote cognitive well being, provide fun and enjoyment, and establish old roles.

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Taste Day

Stimulation of taste senses. Provision of enjoyment.

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Sensory Patchwork

Enhance memories and provide stimulation by utilising interesting textures.

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Wonderful cooking aromas

Sensorial stimulation and provision of home-like activity.

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Beauty Therapy

Provide sensory stimulation and enjoyment, ideal activity for Mother's Day

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Nail Care

Make clients feel special and keep hands and nails clean.

Vaporisation

Calm the mind and cleanse the spirit with essential oils

Compresses

Relieve muscle aches and increase circulation using essential oil compresses

Footbaths

Sensory stimulation. Reduce stiffness. A good alternative if your client cannot use the bath.

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Baths or Spa Baths

Time out to relax and quiet the mind. A simple and effective way to use essential oils.

Aromatherapy Inhalations

Sensory stimulation through the use of essential oils

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Horticultural Therapy

This is a very soothing and worthwhile activity

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Daily Living

Engagement of residents in tasks they used to do in their own home. A very calming activity.

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