be1123 0 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 I work in an assisted living facility and I need some new fresh ideas for residents with Alzheimer's and Dementia. I'm trying to avoid burnout and keep them interested. We have some activities that they love, such as the wii, coupon clipping, tea parties, balloon badmitnton, music class and name that tune, but I fear they will start to get old if some new fresh ideas aren't worked in. Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated!! I'd love to share activities! Brad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLisa 0 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 I work in an assisted living facility and I need some new fresh ideas for residents with Alzheimer's and Dementia. I'm trying to avoid burnout and keep them interested. We have some activities that they love, such as the wii, coupon clipping, tea parties, balloon badmitnton, music class and name that tune, but I fear they will start to get old if some new fresh ideas aren't worked in. Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated!! I'd love to share activities! Brad. Brad, We had a dog show on the Alzheimer's unit which was very effective for staff and residents. A sign was put up to alert staff we would be having the show, what day and time. Staff were to call me to sign up their dog to come. We probably had 9 dogs come with their owners and the owners even brought children along to help. All dogs had to be on a leache and under control. The dogs did well and there were no fights but you may need to ask each person about the dogs personality and how they get along with others. The residents loved getting the doggie bags ready for all of the dogs to take home (treats, tennis balls were inside) and handing them out. We did not even judge the show because we had so many people there and dogs, but it was great. Pet visits are a really effective activity on a weekly or biweekly basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
be1123 0 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 I really like your idea. I actually got in contact with a pet therapist a few weeks ago and she is supposed to bring in some dogs that ride tricycles and do tricks! We have two dogs, two cats and a bird that live in our facility and the residents love them. They love taking care of them and they sure do get on us if they are fed late! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertaharris 0 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 I work in an assisted living facility and I need some new fresh ideas for residents with Alzheimer's and Dementia. I'm trying to avoid burnout and keep them interested. We have some activities that they love, such as the wii, coupon clipping, tea parties, balloon badmitnton, music class and name that tune, but I fear they will start to get old if some new fresh ideas aren't worked in. Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated!! I'd love to share activities! Brad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertaharris 0 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 Hi, Brad. This is a great topic! What we like to do for our residents is live entertainment, fill in the blank sessions, match games and bingo and road trips. These trips should have lots of colors ie. butterfly museums. I certainly hope this helps. Regards, Alberta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
be1123 0 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 Alberta, Those are great ideas! I've done a few roadtrips before, but just to the nature center and to farms, but the butterfly museum is an awesome idea! We have a tree farm around here that you get to pick your own fruit, do you think that might be a fun activity for some of the residents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanGuy23 2 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 (edited) Working in a skilled nursing facility I find that some activity ideas for Alzheimers patients that I use are balloon toss, lotion rubs, reading from Chicken Soup books, looking at scenic magazines and making collages, music groups are always awesome and almost always trigger a response from the residents, sing alongs, nature walks, simple large piece puzzles, pet therapy is wonderful. I have contact with the local SPCA group that brings in small dogs, matching card games, folding items like washclothes, etc. I would also love to hear from you guys on more ideas since I can always use more ideas in my activity programming. Edited March 13, 2010 by OceanGuy23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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