5 Ways to Spice Up Your Activity Calendar

Hi Lora

Thank you for this information

It is most helpful

Dementia Australia has an app called "A Better Visit".

You download it onto your I-pad and take it with you when visiting or engaging with a person with Dementia.

Its really great especially for someone who is non verbal or who has limited communication. Its very easy to use. There is a fishing game and colouring and lots of interactive games.

Hi Melissa

This sounds like a grieat activity

My go to activity was name that tune

Instead of playing music I would say the first word of a title and see if the residents could guess the song

If No one guessed I would say the next word and until someone named the song

And we would sing

Happy New Year, all. I am currently the only activity person at our facility, so as I formulate our calendar I have to be very efficient in my planning! My go-to activity is balloon volleyball, which I do with an actual volleyball net that sets up and breaks down in only a couple of minutes. With covid, I now incorporate social distancing by putting chairs between the players’ wheelchairs. With lively music and lots of good natured trash talking, this is hugely popular; the chairs even help act as passive “players”! It’s a goodly amount of setting up but well worth it. Lately we even have physical therapy come in to play and guide some of their patients through a game. Happy 2021!

This article should help you

https://www.goldencarers.com/coronavirus-18-activities-for-dementia-care/6311/

I presently work in the community setting and am in need of ideas to support those with dementia in their homes! I may have to resort to doing activities over the telephone> Anyone have any ideas?