Daily living activities | Simple housework | Walking the dog
Activity: Daily living activities Simple housework Walking the dog Guidance: It is important to continue the daily activities. Consider: You should never take over all…
Category: GROUP activity
Cognitive stimulation activities
Activity: Cognitive stimulation activities: Reading newspapers together and discussing the news; Watching the news and discussing the news. Guidance: It is important to continue the…
Going on a trip
Activity: Going on a trip Guidance: To the theatre To a ball game To museum To a Library To a concert Any other cultural activity…
Crosswords | puzzles | word searches | sudoku…
Activity: Crosswords, puzzles, word searches, sudoku... Guidance: There are many different kinds of puzzle, use the one that is not childlike or make your own…
Craft | Painting | Men’s’ shed | Sewing
Activity: Craft Painting Men’s’ shed Sewing Guidance: Many leisure activities have brought people with dementia joy through life and the possibility is still at handSewing…
Creating a memory box
Activity: Creating a memory box e.g. Photos Newspaper articles Perfumes CDs with music Hobby/work related items Letters Guidance: You can make a physical box with…
Creating your own “this is me” book
Activity: Creating your own “this is me” book – based on the persons history of life, habits… Guidance: You can make your own book, bye…
Multisensory stimulation
Activity: Multisensory stimulation Guidance: Stimulation of specific senses Snoezel (stimulation of more senses simultaneously) Dancing (incorporates tactile and kinaesthetic senses) Consider: 20 – 30 minutes
Physical activities & training
Activity: Physical activities/training Ball games are very suitable for this activity as evidence shows that it enhances the cognition after medium-high intensity training (at high…