Engaging residents in daily activities beyond routine primary care is an important indicator of quality of life in nursing homes. Activities can provide a sense of purpose when residents produce something. Use skills from former careers, or giving a feeling that they make a contribution to something that is important.
Activities Enrich the Life of Residents. When they first move into a nursing home most residents feel that they have no one to talk. Group activities allow residents to socialize with other residents and staff members creating a sense of friendship, and community. In addition to tackling loneliness and depression, activities in the care home actively aim to lessen the impact of Dementia and Alzheimers.
Over the age of 65, the risk of developing dementia doubles approximately every five years. We therefore need to take steps to reduce its likelihood and its impact.
Activities are an important part of this. Several different studies over the last decade are showing that mental stimulation, through activities such as games, crosswords, and learning, help to prevent or slow the onset of dementia.
Therefore, learning something new, or having fun with a board game, serve a higher purpose as well as the immediate enjoyment. Promote Physical Health: Unfortunately, with age comes more health complications. However, there is evidence to show that activity leads to a lower risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and some cancers as well as depression and dementia.
However, it does mean that we strive to provide worthwhile suitable activities such as walks, lawn bowls, and regular outings, where possible. This allows them to have fun and even discover new talents and hobbies.
There are a variety of activities that can improve your physical health. It can be as easy as throwing a ball, bopping a balloon around, golfing, bowling, ring toss, corn hole, or chair yoga.
Also, in order to attend the activity, the resident can self-propel themselves to the activity room. This helps the resident stay independent as well as getting exercise. These activities help you work on eye and hand coordination, arm strength, upper extremity range of motion, and core strength.
Overall, it will help strengthen basic muscles needed for your activities of daily living such as eating, dressing, and bathing. With chair yoga, the resident is not only improving their physical health, but also their mental health. Chair yoga has been proven to reduce stress and anxiety. Chair yoga can increase body strength, improve body control, reduce strain on joints and muscles, and reduce blood pressure.
By increasing body strength, it will help strengthen muscles needed for daily life. Improvement of body control will make it easier to prevent falls and improve body coordination. By reducing strain on muscles and joints, it will keep them strengthened, which in the long run will help with balance and keeping an independent life.
And, reducing blood pressure will lower the chances of other chronic diseases. The psychological, social, and physical health of residents is important, but many forget about the spiritual aspect.
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