Sensory Pouches for Dementia Care

Hi, I love this idea and can’t wait to try them out. I am new to activities coordinator role so it’s great being able to share all these wonderful ideas as I have been trying to build up a resource folder filled with ideas to have to hand and that I can then tailor to each resident. Can someone tell me the benefits to this sensory activity for my evidence for CQC? Thanks

I have just spent my afternoon off making some of these for my residents. I have found it quite therapeutic making them so hope my residents enjoy them

Hello!

I love the idea of sensory bags!! now I can use ziplock bags and then secure the seal with heat, however is it better to use pouches and if so, where can I buy the pouches? I know Solange you mentioned buying the pouches instead of ziplock bags.

Thank you!

-Aubree

Sensory pouches sound like a fantastic idea!

Agnieszka I am so glad you find this idea useful

As you explore golden Carers you’ll find many wonderful ideas

However if you have any questions make sure you share them because we have many activity professionals with many great ideas

Also if you’ve had ideas that worked especially well for you and you would like to share them with us we would love to hear about them

Thank you

Wow I love this idea!!!!! Fabulous!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!

Do you just put a little bit of gel in the sensory pooches ?

I do DT as well as a carer

I am looking for more ideas for a client that is bed ridden, dementia doesn't speak, I'm going to try the sensory pouches, memory box, he is 24/7 care, ideas would grately apprciaged

Many thanks Jenny

I would like to try these as well, I have a man with progressive brain disease and has caused dementia, he is bed ridden and we have so much time with him I would like to find things to stimulate him when he is awake. He doesnt speak. Does the hair gel leak out ?

Jenny

I came across this activity suggestion and i tried it.I played around using different kinds of beads, buttons and food coloring. Instead of using a ziplock bag, i used a plastic balloon as it has a stronger material and sealed it with heat.

Here are some pictures.

I tried all of this Sensory pouches for my residents and they really enjoyed them thank you Golden Carers

Great Idea! Made several of these yesterday and they were a hit.

I picked up some fake "snow" (small styro beads) at the dollar store to use instead of sand. Used odds and ends of mini rubber bands, buttons, washers, flat marbles & paper clips. Hair gel, also from dollar store worked well, I added a few drops of gel food color for mixing by residents. The shaving cream was least favorite as it got thin quickly.

Great ideas thanks will try to make it for them

I have always tried to find puzzles, games etc that are tactile and challenging for my husband as he is totally blind and has been most of his life. He has Alzheimers and Vascular dementia and having a very high functioning brain it has never been an easy task finding games that would stimulate him but over the years I did manage to find some really great ones but it is a real challenge now. Games such as Monopoly etc do come in Braille but he needed much more challenging games. He loves words and I spend lots of time with him doing word puzzles of various sorts. He loves his Braille books and reads a lot but does not play his piano or any of his musical instruments or use his computer any longer things that were very important to him for many years before dementia set in.. He loved Math and science but unfortunately it seems that these have been the first things to go, he still listens to them via talking books etc but he is now finding that difficult. I am wondering if anyone can tell me where I might find mainly tactile items, things that might be of interest to him . I looked at a lot of word games here and we did a few of them today but I would love to find some tactile games for him. I came across a couple last week at a games and toy store but unfortunately they were not quite what I had hoped for once they were opened. It makes me realise just how much he has lost, a year ago he would have had no trouble at all with them. Thank you for this wonderful site I appreciate all the hard work that has gone into it. I was reading here about those tactile mats / plastic bags filled with different items and as he loved making furniture I think I will fill them with small items such as nails, screws, nuts and bolts etc and all different things that he loved to use with his hobbies the main one building N Gauge rail so thank you to whoever thought of those as it has given me lots of ideas. Isabel

I made 3 of them with different textures of material sewed buttons ribbon on them including pitchers on them as well they live them

Thanks

I'm intrigued about trying these! I'm not sure my residents would be able to help make them but I'm sure they'd find them interested if I made them and had sensory sessions with them! Great idea.

I am going to try this with my residents as well, thank you so much.

I have made these with great success using rice.

I made this today. It's been a great hit with my Life engagement unit.

They Loved it.

Thank you!

I have downloaded and printed many of these activities and they are great

Thank you so so much!!! I have tried them and they are absolutely BRILLIANT! I have used hand gel, pebbles, buttons, bobbins, sand and glitter stars ..... not altogether..... ha ha.....but so good for our blind residents, carers and Manager too! Just make sure properly sealed.

Sadly these were an epic fail :(

The shaving cream seemed turned to water and seemed to have weakened the plastic, and leaked out ... the hair gel also went watery :( so disappointed...

Any tips?

I will try make these for a client of mine from a religious group and try and incorporate religious items of the faith. Ant ideas of where I may get religious small items?

These are great, I have been wondering if these would work being attached to a table so they cant be moved for those residents who tend to rip magazines of screw things up when they a fiddling. I also have a gentlemen who bangs on a table for no reason I can find at this time. Any thoughts would be appreciated. I am certainly going to make some. Thanks for sharing.

could you use hand sanitizer inside the bags?

You can pretty these up with fancy duct tape they sell in Office Works too.

Must give this a try - will try and incorporate this into an activity with low care residents too !

Definitely going to make some of these this weekend...thanks

definitely giving this a go for our blind resident with dementia.

what a great project ...so gonna try this

thanks

I just HAVE to try this!!!! It looks fabulous! My imagination is running wild now with what I can put in the bags!!! Thanks!!!!