Skilled nursing facility activities

Turning exercises into simple games can encourage your loved ones with dementia to stay active, encourage physical movement in a safe, fun and enjoyable manner. Great for those with dementia with limited mobility, why not try this as a family caregiver, or for nursing homes games for the elderly. Exercise for seniors can be fun, as long as you jump in with your heart. Read and save! Have fun and let me know which you liked!

I am always looking for ideas to shake up my OT treatments and try to get creative with activity tolerance activities, because it is just NOT functional or

Everyday objects and tools can help to model routines and provide occupation-based therapy even if time or other resources are limited.

Connect four game for SNF patients to work on balance, standing, sitting in w/c, visual impairments, reaching, crossing midline, & good for group therapy.

When I started my first Activity Director job, I was only a few years out of college. While I had worked with seniors in a skilled nursing community before, nothing quite prepared me for taking on an Activity Director role. Here are a few things I wish someone had told me in those first few weeks, months, and years.

There's the Switch Steal Unwrap, Scrooge Your Neighbor, Musical Gifts, and so many more fun activities, which are also very suitable to be used as office party games.

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