The objective of every memory care community is to sustain purpose and offer opportunities to residents for continual learning, empowering them to be the best version of themselves in a safe environment. As a memory care resident, your aging loved one stands to enjoy a wide array of fun and stimulating activities that help them stay productive and achieve a deep sense of self-fulfillment. Here is an example of a memory care activity calendar in Indialantic, FL.
Social Activities
Keeping in touch with other neighbors is good for dementia residents’ mental well-being and confidence. Social activities for dementia residents can include:
- Tai chi, dance, swimming, yoga, group walking, gym.
- Painting, drawing, book clubs, drama groups, music classes.
- Sharing of life experiences through music, videos, photos.
Tech Platforms
Tech gadgets like smartphones and tablets are useful to support activity in dementia residents. They can complete puzzles, tackle games, explore dementia apps all in one place. Dementia residents can also engage with other people through online communication portals like Zoom.
Outdoor Activities
A growing number of organizations are working closely with memory care communities to become more dementia-friendly. Some activities that can be planned for outdoor adventures include:
- Sensory gardens – to provide dementia residents with sensory experiences, including sculptures, scented plants, water features, and textured touch pads.
- Dementia-friendly streaming of live theatre productions and cinema screenings.
- Woodland walks
September 1 to September 30
- Walking club, water aerobics, hand and foot exercise, BINGO, trivia, community poker
- Community shopping, powerback fitness, hand and foot exercise, movie time
- Nature walk, stretching, movie time
- Religious services, Sunday Funday, movie time
- Water aerobics, community cookout, movie time
- Chair fitness, communion, community shopping, history lesson, bible study
- Picture day, BINGO, trivia, story time, community poker, movie time
- Community shopping, hand and foot exercise, movie time, story time
- Nature walk, stretching class, BINGO, movie time
- Religious services, Grandparents’ Day, Sunday Funday, parenthood seminar
- Movie trivia, water aerobics, movie time
- Chair fitness, community shopping, trivia game, movie time
- Community poker, water aerobics, trivia game, movie time
- Powerback fitness, hand and foot exercise, BINGO
- Nature walk, BINGO, movie time
- BINGO, movie time, ice cream time
- Moving with music, reminiscing time, afternoon tea, trivia, movie time
- Stretching class, riddles, games time, arts and crafts, meditation
- Gardening club, music outdoors, BINGO, movie time
- Sing-a-long, morning talk, learn about planet, BINGO, happy hour
- Sit and be fit, trivia game, movie time
- Movie time, ice cream day, prayer circle, movie time
- Moving with music, reminiscing time, mental challenge, afternoon tea
- Riddle time, ice cream time, trivia time, movie time
- Shake fitness, music in the outdoor, arts and crafts
- Fitness class, music in the outdoor, appreciation time, BINGO, gardening club, movie time,
- Sing-a-long, morning talk, BINGO, school dance, reminiscing school
- Moving with music, reminiscing time, afternoon tea, trivia, movie time
- Stretching class, riddles, games time, arts and crafts, meditation
- Gardening club, music outdoors, BINGO, movie time
