Stimulating Activities for Seniors

Getting older can sometimes mean facing challenges with our memory or thinking.

As we age, our cognitive abilities and memory can decline. Mental stimulation is a way to combat this decline.

Dementia Advocate Groups have shown that stimulating the brain improves cognitive function and reduces the risk of cognitive decline and dementia.

Being mentally active also helps seniors stay engaged and socially connected.

Mental activity and social connections have also been shown to improve people's moods and lower their stress levels.

At Amore Healthcare we will try to tailor activities to an individual's interests and abilities.

Here are some stimulating activities Amore Healthcare will use to keep our residents minds sharp.

That is why at Amore Healthcare, different stimulating games will be a daily activities for our residents.

Puzzles and Games:

Board games, card games, jigsaw puzzles, trivia games, word searches, crosswords and Bingo.

Reading: We will have fiction and non fiction books available to read.

Writing: We will provide journal so they can write poems or stories or keeping a journal

Arts and Crafts: creativity is great for stimulating the mind. We will do painting, drawing, pottery, knitting or crocheting.

We will also do some meditation and exercises based on patient's physician advice on which type of exercise a patient is allowed to do.

Puzzles and Games

A fun way to stay mentally stimulated is by playing games. Games that require problem-solving or critical thinking, such as chess, sudoku, crossword puzzles are specially good.

Arts and Crafts

Creativity is great for stimulating the mind. Any form of art or crafting, such as painting, pottery, knitting, drawing. Even Doodling can be a creative outlet.

Memory Games

A great way to keep seniors' minds sharp is by doing brain exercises. Seniors can use brain training apps, memory games and apps, or brain teasers.

Exercise

On top of the other many health benefits of exercise, according to the CDC, regular physical activity has also been shown to reduce cognitive decline. Seniors can strengthen their physical and cognitive health by engaging in regular exercise, such as walking, yoga, stretching, swimming and dancing.

Meditation/ Mindfulness

Harvard has found mindfulness to be a great mental exercise for the brain to reduce stress and increase memory and emotional regulation.

Being mindful, practicing meditation and deep breathing exercise will not only be good for seniors' mental health but also their cognitive function.

Music

Music is a powerful medium that stimulates emotions and improves our attention and boosts memory and alertness. Learning music instruments, learning a song can reduce anxiety, stress and depression, making it one of the best among elderly mental exercises.