To maintain logic and planning skills.

Sensory stimulation and encouragement of interpersonal skills

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

Sensorial stimulation and provision of home-like activity.

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Provide bed ridden clients with a feeling of enjoyment and well being

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This activity will elicit cognitive stimulus and social relationship

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Promotion of physical activity and stimulate long term memory

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Ideal for residents with early dementia

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Provide enjoyment and social interaction

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Re-establish old roles. Provide a sense of purpose.

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Reminiscing, engaging in conversation, cognitive exercise

Nice game to maintain or improve physical abilities.

Promote friendship and stimulates physically.

This is an excellent game for socialization.

Reminiscing and mental stimulation through socialising

This is a very soothing and worthwhile activity

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

Enhance memories and provide stimulation by utilising interesting textures.

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Stimulation of taste senses. Provision of enjoyment.

Encourage new interests. Promote friendship. Soothe the mind.

Enhance spiritual fulfillment. Improve dexterity.

Suitable to clients in first stage dementia (small objects are dangerous for later stages).

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

Develops hand-eye coordination

Sensory stimulation with familiar scents.

Fun exercise and opportunity for social interaction.

Promote recognition of colours. Develop motor skills.

Improve dexterity and promote dimension discerning

This sample program is for acute Dementia care. Some people like to do it weekly, others monthly. I tried to have a music program at least once daily. One cannot underestimates the value of music in the lives of dementia clients. Downlod the form and adjust it to suit you. If you have an activity that works well for you I would love to hear it. A monthly program will be available shortly.

Improve communication skills. Promote problem solving.

To promote tolerance. To encourage acceptance and inclusion of cultural diversity.

Hand-eye coordination. Upper body movements (exercise).

Improve upper body strength and hand-eye coordination.

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Improve hand-eye coordination and enhance motor skills

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Improve dexterity (grasping objects) and practice decision-making.

Tactile stimulation and promote 'staying on task'.

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VIDEO Instructions included! Object: maintain social skills and reinforce friendships. Sensory stimulation.

Here's a fun find-a-word especially for Father's Day!

A poem especially for Dad's!

To engage socially and reminisce

Memory recall and reminiscing

Here's some fun animal trivia for World Animal Day on the 4th of October 2009.

Increase socialization. Improve ability to follow directions.

Here are some interesting stories about famous cat lovers to help you celebrate World Animal Day.

Fun facts about birds for World Animal Day!

Celebrate Oktober Fest with this Word Search!

Which creature does each of the following pet names indicate?

Fill in the missing letters to reveal the animals and breeds!

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Encourage creative expression. Improve dexterity.

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In which country would you see people wearing these?

In which countries did the following foods originate from?

Observe cultural festivities. Promote sense of purpose. Download full program!

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The Horse-Race game is a great way to spend the morning on Melbourne Cup Day!

Get residents involved in Melbourne Cup celebrations!

Get in the spirit of Melbourne Cup Day with a hat parade!

Make your own game for Melbourne Cup Celebrations!

Learn how to identify the needs of residents entering aged care facilities.

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Learn how to respond to the assessment of needs with the following 6 case studies.

Here is a series of word searches for thanksgiving with 3 different levels of difficulty. Choose the most appropriate for your residents!

Have fun and increase bonding with staff.

Colouring-in, whether with crayons, coloured pencils or paint is therapy as well as a great way to pass the time absorbed in something creative. It may help to maintain what remains of dexterity and fine motor control. It is also likely to develop and foster friendship.

Here is an activity that will help you with your resolve to become more ‘green’. It is fun to make and requires little skill and yet looks rather striking hanged in walls, doors, windows and shelves.

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To promote socialization. Provide a sense of purpose.

Opportunity to reminisce. Focus of interest outside routine.

Damper is so easy to make - all you need is a hot oven and some very basic ingredients! Here is a recipe well worth trying!

Enjoy a multicultural food day to celebrate the life of Dr Martin Luther King Jnr.

Fun and enjoyment. Artistic expression.

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Pancakes are easy to make and the fillings can be savoury or sweet. The aroma throughout the facility will have people coming from everywhere the see what’s cooking!

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Cultural observance. Reminiscing.

Ideally, this activity should take place just before morning tea; a hot drink after a chore serves as a 'reward'. Each resident will bring her own handbag to be cleaned-up. The idea is to have them engaging in cleaning up and talking about the contents of their handbags.