Tracey
13th Mar 2015
Leisure&Lifestyle Coordinator
Can anyone offer any ideas on some activities to do with low and high care dementia residents between the hours of 6-8pm? Staff are finding that some of the residents are still quite energetic at this time of the evening, and are having trouble getting them settled. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks :)
Hi Tracey, activities for low care residents in the evenings could be doing riddles, playing cards or board games or making cards (Mother’s Day is around the corner).For high care you could try balloon game, (played with fly-swatter) or sing-along. Both groups may enjoy a music DVD (The Seekers or Nana Mouskouri).
Hi Tracey, older people love musicals. Put famous musical stars, e.g Doris Day, Gene Kelly,Bing Crosby and many more and use for a picture quiz. Ask to put a name to the face. Also have some trivia of these stars so you can reminisce. Hope this helps Ger
hi Tracey low care residents could be folding or helping in some way or maybe some craft and your high care is getting them in a group for a sing along that is quiet and not to energized also some nice relaxation DVD that has scenery and relaxation music check out you tube to get some ideas also aromatherapy massages , foot spas, the idea is to get them to settle and relax so when they go to bed they will be less restless. hope this helps good luck.
I absolutely love this site. I find the resources and ideas invaluable in my role as a Recreational Activities Officer in a large Nursing Home. The abundance of ideas, quizzes, and printable forms are helping me help the residents find their inner “fun” which had previously been missing. THANK YOU from myself and the residents!!
Kylie Black Recreational Activities Officer Australia
Hope this helps
Ger
low care residents could be folding or helping in some way or maybe some craft and your high care is getting them in a group for a sing along that is quiet and not to energized also some nice relaxation DVD that has scenery and relaxation music check out you tube to get some ideas also aromatherapy massages , foot spas, the idea is to get them to settle and relax so when they go to bed they will be less restless.
hope this helps good luck.