General Activities to share with lower functioning Alzheimer's Patients

Past Interests & Adaptions:

Cooking

Sort different size nuts in shell

Sort silverware

Dry flatware

Sort onions and potatoes

Match cups to saucers

Fold drying towels

Wipe counter and tables

Homemaking

Sort laundry.

Give them a basket of socks and towels and have them sort them

Match socks -- limit choices

Dusting

Arrange silk flowers in a vase

Physical Activity

Walking

Unison stretching exercises

Movement to music [dancing]

Music

Play old tunes

Play classical music

Play seasonal or holiday music

Play church hymns

Business

Sort quarters and poker chips

Sort pens and pencils

Sort large pieces of paper and cancelled checks

Sort envelopes and magazines

Art

Larges paper and easy to grip washable felt pens and crayons

Large paper and chalk

Adult coloring books

Sponge watercolors on paper

Soft clay for molding [non-toxic]

Stephanie Frankile ACSW

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