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Danielle
Activity Coordinator
Guess How Old They Are Now
In our senior care community, we introduced an engaging guessing game tailored to the diverse abilities and interests of our residents.
In our Assisted Living Wing, sharing anecdotes about each person featured has sparked connections and laughter among residents. In Memory Care, examining photos and making age guesses has provided cognitive stimulation and social interaction.
This activity was a big hit with our residents. Consider including local celebrities for added excitement. Just remember to select living celebrities, or else the game can take a grim turn...)
Enjoy!
1.
Dick Van Dyke
Known for his roles in:
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961 - 1966)
- Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
- Dick Tracy (1990)
99 in 2024
December 13, 1925
2.
Clint Eastwood
Known for his roles in:
- Rawhide (1959 - 1965)
- A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
- A Few Dollars More (1965)
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)
- Hang Em’ High (1968)
- Kelly’s Heroes (1970)
- Dirty Harry (1971)
94 in 2024
May 31, 1930
3.
Julie Andrews
Known for her roles in:
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- The Americanization of Emily (1964)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
- Victor/Victoria (1982)
89 in 2024
October 1, 1935
4.
Debra Paget
Known for her roles in:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Love Me Tender (1956)
The Indian Tomb (1959)
91 in 2024
August 19, 1933
5.
Kim Novak
Known for her roles in:
- Picnic (1955)
- The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
- Pal Joey (1957)
- Vertigo (1958)
91 in 2024
February 13, 1933
6.
Sophia Loren
Known for her foles in:
- Two Women (1961)
- Marriage Italian Style (1964)
- Sunflower (1970)
- Man of La Mancha (1972)
- The Voyage (1974)
- A Special Day (1977)
- Prêt-à-porter (1994)
90 in 2024
September 20, 1934
7.
Shirley MacLaine
Known for her roles in:
- The Trouble With Harry (1955)
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- Some Came Running (1958)
- The Apartment (1960)
- Terms of Endearment (1983)
- The Turning Point (1977)
- Being There (1979)
- Madame Sousatzka (1988)
- Steel Magnolias (1989)
- Postcards from the Edge (1990)
90 in 2024
April 24, 1934
8.
Robert Redford
Known for his roles in:
- The Voice of Charlie Pont (1962)
- Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
- The Sting (1973)
- The Way We Were (1973)
- The Great Gatsby (1974)
- All the President's Men (1976)
88 in 2024
August 18, 1936
9.
Tippi Hedren
Known for her roles in:
- The Birds (1963)
- Marnie (1964)
- A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
94 in 2024
January 19, 1930
10.
Barbara Eden
Best known for her starring role as "Jeannie" in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie (1965 - 1970).
93 in 2024
August 23, 1931
11.
Richard Chamberlain
Known for his roles in:
- Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
- The Thorn Birds (1983)
- The Bourne Identity (1988)
90 in 2024
March 31, 1934
12.
David Attenborough
English broadcaster and naturalist noted for his innovative educational television programs, especially the nine-part Life series (2005).
A tireless explorer and world traveler, David Attenborough is also thought to have the world's most well-known voice.
98 in 2024
May 8, 1926
13.
Al Pacino
Known for his roles in:
- The Godfather (1972)
- The Godfather, Part II (1974)
- Scarface (1983)
84 in 2024
April 25, 1940
14.
Christopher Lloyd
Known for his roles in:
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- Back to the Future (1980) - "Doc" Brown
- Taxi (1978 - 1983)
86 in 2024
October 22, 1938
15.
Anthony Hopkins
Known for his roles in:
- The Lion in Winter (1968)
- The Elephant Man (1980)
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- The Remains of the Day (1993)
87 in 2024
December 31, 1937
16.
Jane Fonda
Known for her roles in:
- On Golden Pond (1981)
- Klute (1971)
- The China Syndrome (1979)
- Coming Home (1978)
- Cat Ballou (1965)
- Julia (1977)
87 in 2024
December 21, 1937
17.
Buzz Aldrin
American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission. As the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander Neil Armstrong were the first two people to land on the Moon.
94 in 2024
January 20, 1930
18.
Eva Marie Saint
Known for her roles in:
- On the Waterfront (1954)
- North by Northwest (1959)
- Exodus (1960)
100 in 2024
July 4, 1924
19.
June Lockhart
Known for her roles in:
- Lassie (1958 - 1964)
- Lost in Space (1965 - 1968)
- Petticoat Junction (1968 - 1970)
99 in 2024
June 25, 1925
20.
Lee Grant
Known for her roles in:
- Peyton Place (1965 - 1966)
- Valley of the Dolls (1967)
- In the Heat of the Night (1967)
- Shampoo (1975)
99 in 2024
October 31, 1925
Updated for 2024! Thank you for the wonderful feedback on this activity!
This is such a great Idea. I myself was shocked at the ages of some of these favorites. Just showing that I'm getting older myself. LOL
I love this game. I find it helpful to do this kind of guessing game in 3 stages: Slide #1 = written info, Slide #2 = photo as a clue, Slide #3 = answer.
Updated for 2023!
Great game, it should be made yearly.
BEAUTIFUL!!! Love it and Thank You!!!
When doing this sort of an activity for people with dementia I will ask what sort of person they think the person in the picture is rather then asking them to name the person. This generates some fun comments and no answer is incorrect- it is an opinion!
Thanks for this tip Stephania, love it!
Would be great to add the celebs date of birth to this activity as the age is likely to change depending on when you use it.
This has been updated, thanks for your feedback Nicola!
Is there any way to put these images onto a TV screen? It sounds a great game, but it would save on printing & would add variety to the day if we could mix up the way our activities are delivered.
Thankyou,
Angela
This is an interesting idea Angela. I will put it to our team and see if we can come up with something!
Hi guys i work with middle to late stage dementia. Alot of residents are sleepy, or they find things hard to understand. Any ideas on any activities that might be worth a try. I find it frustrating when other carers just sit there. Many thanks Maggie
My same problem
Maggie, I work in memory care at my facility. The way that I do any type of trivia for the later stage is to read the question and then give them just 2 choices. Sometimes they say that they don't have any idea and I just simply ask them to just choose one answer. If someone answers wrong I don't say no that's wrong. I go to the next person and ask them. A lot of the time the next person can answer the question by process of elimination. If after two or three residents have answered if the right answer hasn't been found then I just simply tell them and praise them for trying to answer. After I tell them many of them say oh yeah that's right. We do a lot of trivia from the bible. Most late stage residents can remember things from the bible when they can't remember anything. One day we were doing bible trivia and one of my residents who doesn't talk and when she does everything is jumbled, began to answer the questions with no problem.
I downloaded the game. Printed page 2-5 as the first page was instructions on print both sides and then laminated them. Went over well in both Assisted Living and Memory Care. Thank you a great game.
Wonderful! Thank you for this awesome activity!
Im going to give it a go, some times i find guessing games hard but i might use an incentive to spure them along! and we have a few local celebs so ill add them in too, thank you for posting
I played this yesterday and it was a mixed response, i did replace some of the people as im in the UK and we didnt know who regis kelly was, but other than that it was a good game. I did it in a one to one setting as well, as some residents dont like joining in the group game and this worked very well.
Love this Danica! This is a wonderful game that you have put together!
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Guess the Celebrity Age