It may seem obvious that mentally stimulating activities and brain games are good for seniors. These types of activities are likely beneficial for people of all ages. Serenity Home Care staff offers encouragement by supporting activities that keep brains active and challenged. Our in-home health care services are available for individuals who need assistance at home, including Alzheimer’s and memory care services. We provide a variety of in-home care services for seniors and people with disabilities in Oregon.
The Value of Engaging in Activities for Mental Stimulation
Cognitive skills, or mental processes, include thinking, speaking, learning, reading, writing, and remembering. Critical thinking is another aspect of these skills when we utilize logic and reasoning to solve problems and make judgments. While current research is not definitive about whether we can prevent dementia with brain exercises, it does show that keeping our minds active with brain games and other forms of mental stimulation can slow mental decline.
Serenity Home Care Encourages Mental Stimulation Activities
Serenity Home Care is dedicated to making a difference for our clients. That includes providing access to brain games and other forms of mental stimulation. We provide quality care for seniors and people with disabilities in their homes. Our well-trained, compassionate caregivers can help keep you and your loved ones living safely in their own homes. Assistance includes companion care, personal care, nursing services, and medication management.
We have found it important that people living alone have opportunities to engage in social interactions and other avenues for mental stimulation. Serenity Home Care helps a wide variety of clients maximize their quality of life, by providing the help they need to accomplish the tasks of daily living and pursue their interests and social lives. This includes a focus on physical health, appropriate exercise, and overall well-being.
We encourage clients to participate in activities for mental stimulation. Here are a few of our favorite brain games and activities:
Puzzles and Games
These activities are ideal for solo participants and include jigsaw puzzles, word search games, crossword puzzles, finish the saying, board games, card games, hangman, trivia games, Sudoku, and online activities, including brain games and video games.
Arts and Crafts
These include familiar hobbies, as well as making greeting cards for friends and family members, hand sewing, crocheting, knitting, painting, drawing, beaded jewelry, scrapbooking, creating collages, and working with molding clay. Creative projects can take place solo, or in a group setting.
Communication Activities
These include personal conversations with caregivers and friends, writing letters to loved ones, video phone conversations, and listening to music, podcasts, and radio shows. It also encompasses journaling and reading books, magazines, and newspapers.
Group Games and Activities
These may include visits to the library or museums, adult education classes, learning and singing songs with others, and playing competitive games, such as chess, bridge, or poker. Bingo is a popular group game that can be modified for two or more players at home, or include traveling for Bingo opportunities in the community.
Brain Games for Those Living With Dementia
When the caregivers who work with Serenity Home Care assist clients with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia, we utilize specific memory games designed for these conditions. These may include popular games, such as Snakes and Ladders, or reading fiction books together. We also encourage participation in games, such as card matching, or repeat games that keep adding an item, either seen or said aloud, to encourage the use of short-term memory.
Our Family-Owned and Operated In-Home Care Business
When you or your loved one receives in-home health care services with Serenity Home Care, we want to build a lifetime relationship. We are a family-owned and operated local business, and our mission is to provide compassionate care that helps seniors and people with disabilities. If you want to remain at home but need help with some activities and tasks, our caregivers provide qualified, professional assistance. We want to help you maintain a safe home environment while living an independent, full life.
Serenity Home Care is also licensed by the Oregon Health Authority Health Care Regulation and Quality Improvement Department and complies with the requirements of Oregon Administrative Rules Division 536 as a Comprehensive In-Home Care Agency.
Consult with Serenity Home Care for Your In-Home Care Needs
Would our comprehensive in-home care services improve your lifestyle and health? We provide consistent, quality services for you and your loved ones in Oregon. Let us assess your needs and develop a customized plan for helping you age in place, surrounded by familiar surroundings and community networks. For more information, contact us today.
