50 Activities for the Elderly in Lockdown and Isolation

heelo this has very good activities

Hello I'm here looking for some activity's to do with my memory care residents who don't really like to do anything very much. would you have any ideas on what I could do or create do more activity's with me!!!!!

Hi Edie

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Amy

Thank you for your input

It’s always appreciated

Thanks for the tips of activities. Since during the lockdown, Ive been creating difference projects such as family tree story telling, stimulations exercises with clapping hands, moving legs, printing difference coloring page such as secret garden, sometimes with themes and sometimes with themes and bible verse. my senior mostly are 90s and above, and they love me to plays 80s or 70s songs music for them and with them.

I'm looking for ideas for residents in a care setting, many with dementia, some who are bed care any ideas would be great thks

sending you HUGS, keep going!

Hi Aviva

Thank you for sharing

You have some good ideas for keeping yourself in shape

You sound like a wonderful person

I am a disabled senior living at home under lockdown.

To maintain my sanity, I

pray,

study Jewish law,

Say Psalms,

Watch cute youtube videos,

paint emotional psychedilic type creative colorful paintings,

talk a lot on phone to my kids and friends,

a drop of very gentle stretching

a touch of housework- a very bit of dusting, sweeping, laundry, cooking- don't worry- not too much- believe me

Good luck

May we come out of this mess sane

Our residents are also in lockdown and in their rooms. I have given craft and scrap booking activities out to around 10 residents and I’m purchasing more scissors etc to make packs for others. With only 2 lifestyle staff to 120 residents it’s overwhelming. A lot are just feeling lonely and are happy for the company, but with so many and just two of us it’s hard, especially as all the care plans and paper work is still required. Now they have requested we assist with feeds. So typical of age care not to employ more people instead just stretch the already stressed staff into covering other areas. So overwhelmed and undervalued

The senior I work for loves to tell me about her years. I also ask many questions. I bought a writing pad and i wrote a bunch of questions for her to answer. She enjoyed it. She smiled and tapped into her memories. It was very pleasant for her. I recommend this to everyone.

What about getting them to talk about their life as a child,teenager ,first job adult life etc of you have a radio system where they can all here it you can choose One of the topics aand see of a couple are interested they talk for whatever length of time you decide it. It could be done like a radio programe ( it May take a few days to get going its tria and error ) the subjects could be anything types of holidays thhey went on.cars they drove what ever theyll chose the subjects eventually.s

I am a Social Worker at an Independent Senior Community. Your activities have been so helpful in keeping our community active and engaged during these difficult times. Thank you for your creativity.

Great ideas Olwyn

Some are great for those in lockdown but I think some are not but thank you for sharing

Hi Everyone,

We are writing a composite story with individual sections and artwork. The final compilation hopefully will reflect life in our local farming district. I hope to display to in the hallway.

This week we are having a chocolate fruit fondue and pancakes, and have been baking bread and making easy slices. Party pies are a big hit at our seated hallway golf competition too. Our manager bought pansies in pots to decorate the tables, and we changed the decor more regularly. The local children wrote us lovely handwritten letters also at Easter. Of course we are doing face time ,.. I am thinking of having a silly hat day for the next face time.

Thanks for the inspiration and sharing

These are great ideas! I am also a activities director and have been running out of ideas for our residents. I have leaned that an old fashioned drink and snack station has been a winner for all of us over here. nothing like a ice cold Coca-Cola or an old fashioned root beer. Or Pepsi cola and salted peanuts.

Thank you Kelly for sharing

Good luck and good health to you

Good Afternoon All

Interventions we have had

Hallway Bingo through the PA system

Hallway sing a long and gentle music

Activity Books

Borrow Trolley with an assortment of books, dvds, cds , jigsaws etc to borrow

Ice Cream Trolley

Shopping Trolley

Happy Hour Trolley

Pen pal writing system with our volunteers that cant come in anymore

Pen pal writing system with sister sites

Video chats with families

Increase in one on ones

Exercises are being held in open spaces out in garden etc

I can only see one page when I try to download it, can someone please check this for me? Thanks!

Thank you Kristen

We're doing multiple things!

Word searches

Crossword puzzles

Coloring

Individual Crafts/Painting

Books

Reading short stories

Individual Boggle sheets

Hallway trivia and answer

Magazines

Nail painting

1:1’s/sensory

Hand massages

Virtual Skype calling

Children making cards

Hallway bingo: Sachem

Passing out lunch trays

Coffee Room to Room

Hallway Name that Tune

What’s in the Bag?

Hello! My residents are on lockdown as well- the activity room is closed along with the dining room and any gathering space. I am very lost on what to do for the residents in this time because many of them seem uninterested in any kind of coloring, puzzles or word search

Thank you for sharing!

This article may help you also

https://www.goldencarers.com/how-to-support-residents-in-lockdown/6266/

Thank you for this article

Many great suggestions

Thank you for the information very nice of you to share

You are right food always make things better but you must be careful with infection control a wrapped sandwich is probably a good idea

But some places may not even allow that check with your facility before assuming it’s OK

As we await the results of a resident that was tested for the virus, we are on complete lockdown and isolation. No outside visitors, residents confined to their rooms.

Despite phone contact with family, this separation has understandably caused some anxiety for those who receive family visits daily. We finally found a use for all those boxes of donated note cards! It seems to have helped some of our residents to write a note to their sister, son or daughter and let them know "I'm OK". For many of our residents that means dictating a note to activity staff and simply signing the card.

We've also spent productive time cleaning out drawers - a chore, as well as good one on one time, is accomplished.

We are distributing a Puzzle of the Day to high functioning residents - those who participate will have a special catered lunch when the virus threat is over.

Don't forget a good old fashioned ice cream cart - an ice cream sandwich always makes things seem better!

Hang in there everybody!