6 Ways to Adapt Holiday Activities for Seniors with Dementia
Keep groups small to avoid over stimulation. For example, instead of having one big get together for all of the family, have a couple of family events over the course of a few weeks; or limit the event to immediate family only. Schedule important activities for their best time of the day. If your senior […]
Holiday Activities for Seniors
1. Make a holiday wreath. 2. Decorate and fill stockings. 3. Decorate the house. 4. Play simple card or board games. 5. Sing holiday songs together. 6. Have a family movie night, 7. Have tea or cookies. 8. Bake cookies. 9. Wrap gifts. 10. Help with holiday cards.
Christmas Traditions from Around the World
Kentucky Fried Christmas Dinner in Japan. Christmas is not a big deal in Japan, except for this new tradition of eating KFC as Christmas dinner. Saint Nicholas Day in Germany. This particular saint travels all over Germany on December 6 to leave little treats in the shoes of good children. Broom Hiding, from Norway. This […]
