10 Activities To Do With Alzheimer’s Patients
1. Choose 10 to 20 or your loved one’s favorite songs. Take out one word from the title, and have your loved one fill in the blanks.
2. Buy an easy Sodoku puzzle book and have your loved one do one puzzle per day.
3. Choose a crossword puzzle and work it together.
4. Word searches are a great way to keep the mind and her eyesight going.
5. Buy puzzles and work them without looking at the picture. Choose a puzzle with enough pieces to challenge but not frustrate.
6. How about a game of cards? Head to the toy section at your local discount store. Even a game of old maid can be fun.
7. How about a game of trivia? There are many games of trivia both in the stores and online. Or make up your own trivia questions based on your loved one’s history.
8. Read a good book together. Then have a book discussion. You may even ask a few of your loved one’s friends over to make it a party.
9. How about scrapbooking? It’s a great way to organize the stacks of photos and clippings and create something meaningful together.
10. Matching games can also help with memory. It’s easy to make a matching game with pictures of your loved one’s favorite things, and attach them to index cards.
