5 Games for Seniors with Alzheimer’s

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5 Games for Seniors with Alzheimers

• Home Care Assistance Ft. Myers

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• If your loved one suffers from Alzheimers
  disease, you know that one of their biggest
  frustrations is not being able to enjoy the
  things that they once loved to do. Playing games
  and keeping seniors active is one way to help
  them feel successful. Remember that this is all
  for fun therefore, it does not matter if your
  loved plays the game right or wrong.

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Bingo

• Bingo is a game enjoyed by everyone, especially
  seniors. This is an appropriate game for seniors
  that are not in the last stages of Alzheimers.
  Bingo is not only fun, but it is also beneficial
  for seniors at the cognitive level -
  distinguishing the colors and shapes.

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Computer Based Games

• Studies show that having seniors use the internet
  is beneficial to their brain function. The
  internet has a variety of games that seniors
  living with Alzheimers disease can play.
  Nintendo and Posit Science make great products
  that your loved one can play as well.

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Picture Games

• Picture games are a great way for seniors to
  reminisce. These are also the types of games that
  seniors suffering from Alzheimers can play to
  bring back pleasant memories of the good times
  they had before their memories began to fade. To
  play this game, you can print out various
  pictures via the internet place the pictures on
  the table and take turns with everyone naming a
  picture for the other players to find. This will
  help stimulate conversations, and it can bring up
  old stories (memories).

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Memory Card Games

• Memory card games are a good way to help jog the
  memory of seniors in their early stages of
  Alzheimers. These games help seniors recollect
  on things and people. Memory card games also help
  with concentration and hand-eye coordination.
  Some examples of the memory games you can play
  with your loved ones include Trivial Pursuit
  Whats Missing card game

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Taste Testing

• This is a simple game that you can play at home
  with seniors. The point of this game is to not
  only have fun, but to help evoke some of the
  memories that your loved one has. This is not
  just an activity about tasting food, but it is a
  chance to bring your family and friends together
  to tell stories, have fun, and share in some
  laughter. Some of the foods that you could use
  for the tasting game are Chocolate Familiar
  holiday treats or family recipes Pumpkin
  flavored treats (You could string the pumpkin out
  and carve it with seniors) Various flavors of
  tea Fruit salad consisting of your loved ones
  favorite fruits

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