Senior care activities

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If you're feeling overwhelmed with creating different types of activities for the seniors in your assisted living facility, then keep reading to view 14 types of activities that you can begin adding to your monthly senior activity calendars today.

Keep seniors with dementia engaged this September with our specially designed activity calendar. Each day offers a new, dementia-friendly idea to stimulate the mind and spirit. Click to discover how to create meaningful moments throughout the month.

As the leaves turn golden and the air grows crisp, fall presents the perfect opportunity for seniors to engage in creative activities. These 25 easy fall cr ...

Dementia can make the Christmas season a difficult time for seniors. But there are still plenty of fun activities that they can enjoy. This guide provides some great ideas to help make their holiday special.

Do you recall the classic game show ‘The Price is Right’ that graced TV screens across the globe, especially during the 50s? Many of our cherished seniors in aged care surely have fond memories of that era. Now, let’s transport them back to those exciting times with a simple yet delightful format of this iconic show, carefully designed to spark engaging conversations and heartwarming reminiscences.

This is the list you should be checking out if you want simple and enjoyable craft projects that will enliven your free time!

We often underestimate what a kind word, a touch, a smile, a sympathetic listening ear, or a compliment can do for mental health. During your working hours, you will see many clients outside of programmed activities; seize the opportunity and engage with them. It will only take a minute or two and can transform someone's state of mind and lift their spirits more than you can imagine.

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When I started my first Activity Director job, I was only a few years out of college. While I had worked with seniors in a skilled nursing community before, nothing quite prepared me for taking on an Activity Director role. Here are a few things I wish someone had told me in those first few weeks, months, and years.