Activities with Alzheimer's patients help to engage them and improve their quality of life.
Engaging in activities with Alzheimer's patients helps foster emotional connections and happiness, while also stimulating brain and body functions.
1. Cooking or baking activities
Allowing the patient to participate in preparing ingredients helps stimulate memory related to taste and smell.
2. Listening to music and singing.
Choosing music that the patient enjoys or familiar old songs can stimulate memories and help the patient feel relaxed and happy.
3. Crafting and art activities
Coloring, making cards, or sculpting with clay helps develop creativity and improves motor skills. These activities can also encourage focus, offer a therapeutic outlet for self-expression, and bring a sense of enjoyment and accomplishment.
4. Reading books or listening to stories
Listening to interesting or familiar content can help improve listening skills and stimulate the mind. It encourages cognitive engagement, supports memory recall, and helps create a sense of comfort for the patient.
5. Walking or light exercises help improve physical health
It helps improve blood circulation and enhances overall physical health.
6. Looking at photographs and family albums
Looking at old photographs or family albums and discussing the memories in the pictures helps build emotional connections and strengthen relationships.
7. Playing appropriate games
Choose easy and fun games, or games that the patient enjoys playing, to stimulate the brain.
8. Gardening or planting trees.
Doing activities in the garden together helps develop teamwork and builds relationships.
9. Massage or small spa treatments.
Gently massaging or taking care of hand and foot nails at home helps the patient feel relaxed and comfortable.
Engaging in these activities helps Alzheimer's patients feel valued and happy in their daily lives. It also helps strengthen the bond between the patient and the caregiver.