tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8633436860157102092024-03-08T07:09:45.340-05:00Things To Do Together, CareGivers In-home ActivitiesHundreds of links to sites offering games and things to do for Alzheimer's and Elder Care Caregiver providing InHome care.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-70604772440553994972012-12-29T21:29:00.001-05:002012-12-29T21:29:31.274-05:00Memory Activities | Jigsaw Puzzles Elderly | Alzheimer’s Dementia | Autism<a href="http://www.memoryjoggingpuzzles.com/">Memory Activities | Jigsaw Puzzles Elderly | Alzheimer’s Dementia | Autism</a>: Wooden Puzzles for Seniors<br />
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<strong>Memory Jogging Puzzles<br />
Benefits:</strong><br />
• Dementia Jigsaw Puzzles<br />
• Storytelling themes<br />
• Memory Puzzle<br />
• 1/4″ thick<br />
• durable<br />
• light weight<br />
• unique shapes<br />
• large pieces<br />
• lap size<br />
• easy handling<br />
• great for arthritis<br />
• 6 piece Memory Puzzle<br />
• 12 piece Memory Puzzle<br />
• 20 piece Memory Puzzle<br />
• Made in America<br />
• All images ©SEPS<strong></strong> <br />
<strong>Best Benefit: </strong>These puzzles for elderly and seniors will give<br />
you the power to engage<br />
with your loved one in<br />
their world…<strong> Priceless!</strong><br />
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<div class="profile-card-inner" data-screen-name="memoryGames" data-user-id="17325911">MemoryJoggingPuzzles<span class="screen-name"><s>@</s>memoryGames</span> <div class="bio ">Passion – creating easy jigsaw puzzles & match games 4 dementia/alzheimer's. Age appropriate w/N. Rockwell - SEP. - a fun moment in time.</div><div class="location-and-url"> <span class="location"> Illinois </span> <span class="divider">·</span> <span class="url"> <a href="http://memoryjoggingpuzzles.com/" rel="me nofollow" target="_blank"> http://memoryjoggingpuzzles.com </a> </span> </div></div>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-57535815739149348082012-07-12T08:50:00.001-04:002012-07-12T08:50:16.431-04:00Activity or 'Doing Things' with Dementia | Activity is “doing things”<a href="http://www.mind-start.com/Activities-with-Dementia_ep_41.html">MindStart | Dementia Activities | Alzheimer Activities</a>: Activities with Dementia<br />
Activity or 'Doing Things' with Dementia<br />
Activity is “doing things”. Not just leisure pursuits, but everything you do in your daily routine. It is influenced by the responsibilities you have, roles in life that you carry, interests that you enjoy, people you encounter, and your abilities. People living with Alzheimer's, or other forms of dementia, have difficulty initiating and completing daily activities due to brain changes in the different stages of dementia. Brain changes may include short-term memory loss, difficulty knowing the steps to take and in what order, difficulty solving problems, and more. Despite these challenges, people with dementia continue to have the need to participate in activities...to do things...just in a manner that is appropriately simplified and supported by caregivers.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-86443060771532275202011-12-01T01:02:00.000-05:002011-12-01T07:32:52.484-05:00Painting watercolors crayons<a href="http://assets.aarp.org/external_sites/caregiving/homeCare/engaging_activities.html">Find the inner artist.</a><br />
Paint with watercolors, draw with crayons. People with Alzheimer's may not judge themselves as harshly as they once did, so they may finally free their inner artists.</li>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-87972484501479206502011-08-13T07:00:00.000-04:002013-02-21T08:49:50.464-05:00 Misc Activities | Simplify old hobbies<a href="http://assets.aarp.org/external_sites/caregiving/homeCare/engaging_activities.html">Simplify old hobbies.</a><br />
For those who liked to knit, try a simpler pattern. If they enjoy crossword puzzles, try a jigsaw puzzle with large pieces.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-9529961064790370592011-06-08T04:52:00.001-04:002011-06-08T04:52:51.931-04:00Origami Treats Basket<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href='http://origami-kids-en.blogspot.com/2010/10/origami-treats-basket-part-12.html'>Origami Treats Basket - Part 1/2 | Origami Kids Blog</a><br/><blockquote>This Origami Treats Basket is an excellent complement for you Halloween decoration or even as a little gifty. This model require 2 videos to be folded, so look for the post: "Origami Treats Basket</blockquote></div>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-16498298575697583362011-05-31T11:35:00.001-04:002011-05-31T11:35:38.466-04:00Pogo.com, a great place to play free online games<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href='http://www.pogo.com/news/us/main.jsp?pageSection=header_news'/><br/><blockquote>Play FREE online games! Pogo.com, a great place to play free online games, including puzzle games, word games, card games, and board games. Unlike other free online games sites, they offer a variety of classic Hasbro board games like RISK, Yahtzee, Scrabble, and Monopoly. They also have popular games like Chess, Spider Solitaire, Cribbage, and Bejeweled. Make friends, play free online games and enter to win prizes at Pogo.com!</blockquote></div>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-8100112509209483582011-02-09T11:51:00.001-05:002011-02-09T11:51:17.026-05:00no need to buy wooden puzzles. You can create high-quality wooden ones<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href='http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/76718/how_to_make_wooden_puzzles_scroll_saw.html?cat=24'>How to Make Wooden Puzzles: Scroll Saw Instructions and Tips - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com</a><br/><blockquote>If you have a scroll saw, there’s no need to buy wooden puzzles. You can create high-quality wooden puzzles of all types and sizes. Sand and paint the puzzles, and you’ve created eye-catching sturdy wooden toys that can be passed down from generation to generation. <br/><br/>The possibilities for making wooden puzzles are only limited by your imagination.</blockquote></div>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-62677765648712276392011-02-09T11:40:00.001-05:002011-02-09T11:40:58.853-05:00How to Make a Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href='http://newpuzzles.com/instructions.htm'>How to Make a Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle</a><br/><blockquote>Conrad Armstrong's<br/>Artistic Wooden<br/>Jigsaw Puzzles <br/><br/></blockquote></div>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-51270034344252329732011-02-09T10:47:00.002-05:002011-02-10T11:46:27.271-05:00MARBLES the Brain store | Games and Puzzles<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/memory">Marbles: The Brain Store - Memory Games, Puzzles, Software & Books » Marbles - The Brain Store</a><br />
Wonderful collection of evaluated Games and Puzzles<br />
Did you know that working memory is also the basis for intellect?<br />
Build memory skills (and intellectual clout) with games, software, books</div><br />
I received a nice note from Ryan Jedlicka, eCommerce Manager {2.11.2011}<br />
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We have a general list of products that would apply to all stages of Alzheimers here: http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/all-products?conditions=155<br />
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When you look at that list, you can filter using the column on the left to sort by number or players. <br />
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For easy, non-frustrating activities, I would recommend these:<br />
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We have a general list of products that would apply to all stages of Alzheimers here: <a href="http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/all-products?conditions=155" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>marblesthebrainstore.com/all-<wbr></wbr>products?conditions=155</a><br />
When you look at that list, you can filter using the column on the left to sort by number or players.<br />
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</div><div>For easy, non-frustrating activities, I would recommend these:<br />
<b>Brain Noodles (solo, just for fun): <a href="http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/brain-noodles" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>marblesthebrainstore.com/<wbr></wbr>brain-noodles</a></b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b>Mind Putty (solo, just for fun): <a href="http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/all-products/mind-putty-evolution-blue" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>marblesthebrainstore.com/all-<wbr></wbr>products/mind-putty-evolution-<wbr></wbr>blue</a></b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b>Sherlock Memory Game (one or more players): <a href="http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/all-products/sherlock-deluxe-memory-game" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>marblesthebrainstore.com/all-<wbr></wbr>products/sherlock-deluxe-<wbr></wbr>memory-game</a></b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b>Izzi (solo, puzzle:) <a href="http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/izzi" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>marblesthebrainstore.com/izzi</a></b></div><div><br />
</div><div>I hope this list helps. Explore the site and feel free to ask any specific product questions that you might have.<br />
</div><div><span style="color: #2d2d2d; font-size: x-small;">Ryan Jedlicka, eCommerce Manager</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #2d2d2d;">M</span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #2d2d2d;">arbles: The Brain Store</span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #2d2d2d;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #2d2d2d;">877.527.2460</span></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/skokie.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">www.marblesthebrainstore.com</span></span></a></div>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-8927740203574019402011-02-07T12:02:00.001-05:002011-02-14T12:05:59.515-05:00mind-start.com | dementia activities | cognitive activitiesAn interesting source of:<br />
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"* Activities that alleviate boredom, provide cognitive stimulation, and offer support for caregivers.<br />
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* Activities that work for persons at various levels of memory loss<br />
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* No preparation time required and easy to follow user guides<br />
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* Dignified, adult appearance<br />
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* Themes that spark memories<br />
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'Doing' things is human nature, gives meaning to our lives, and is an important factor in well-being. This holds true for persons with dementia."Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-39998864343610527962011-02-07T10:38:00.001-05:002011-02-14T10:39:24.190-05:00Golf Games | Play Fun Free Online Golf Games<a href="http://www.netgolfgames.com/">Golf Games | Play Fun Free Online Golf Games</a>: "Welcome to Net Golf Games where you will find the largest selection of fun, free golf games on the entire web. We know that you golf crazed fools eat, breathe, & sleep golf…so we decided to give you more golf games than any other site…completely free, all day, everyday. Hit em’ long and straight!<br />
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NOTICE!!added a bunch of new free golf games, including the challenging World Golf Tour & Pangya Golf. Don’t worry if you can’t make it out to the course to get a golf game, we’ve got you covered with more online golf games than any other site on the web."Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-77402748215838524282011-02-07T10:09:00.002-05:002011-02-14T10:11:59.112-05:00Pogo.com - The Ultimate Online Gaming Experience!<a href="http://www.pogo.com/pogo-online-games/lp-GeneralPogo-withoutFB.jsp?sourceid=pogo.com_Phrase_Brand_MSN_C0107_A0001_LP0001&ad=288371008&kw=pogo.com&sitetarget=pogo.com+called+hangmen+hijinks">Pogo.com - The Ultimate Online Gaming Experience!</a>: "Play FREE online games! Welcome to Pogo.com, a great place to play free online games, including puzzle games, word games, card games, and board games. Unlike other free online games sites, we offer a variety of classic Hasbro board games like RISK, Yahtzee, Scrabble, and Monopoly. We also have popular games like Chess, Spider Solitaire, Cribbage, and Bejeweled. Make friends, play free online games and enter to win prizes at Pogo.com!"Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-31884464010755270142011-02-03T10:53:00.000-05:002011-02-03T10:53:02.964-05:00Make Your Own Puzzles<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://www.discoveryeducation.com/aboutus/">About Us | Discovery Education</a><br />
<blockquote>Discovery Education provides engaging digital resources to schools and homes with the goal of making educators more effective, increasing student achievement, and connecting classrooms and families to a world of learning.<br />
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Discovery Education is a subsidiary of Discovery Communications, LLC. The leader in digital video-based learning, </blockquote></div>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-62960851958357449082011-02-01T15:00:00.001-05:002011-02-03T10:54:27.462-05:00Trivia, tic tack toes, bean bag exercises<a href="http://activitiesdirector.blogspot.com/2008/05/activities-that-anyone-can-do-with.html">Ask trivia questions</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.workingcaregiver.com/articles/caregiver/alzheimer%27s-activities">games like tic tac toe, checkers</a><br />
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<a href="http://burleigh-house.com/activities.aspx">Tai-Chi, Bean Bag Exercises</a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-4163535103035480762011-02-01T14:59:00.000-05:002011-02-01T15:46:31.586-05:00Ball Roll, hand massages, noils<a href="http://agingparentsauthority.com/family/fun-activities-to-do-with-seniors-who-have-dementia/">Ball Roll The object is to roll a colorful ball across the table to each other.</a><br />
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<a href="http://activitiesdirector.blogspot.com/2008/05/activities-that-anyone-can-do-with.html">*Hand Massages-cutting,filing, and polishing nails</a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-20583512885794242622011-02-01T14:57:00.000-05:002011-02-01T15:47:41.545-05:00seasonal activities, stringing beads popcorn fruit loops<a href="http://www.caring.com/blogs/caring-currents/dementia-activities-holidays">keep busy and engaged with repetitive seasonal activities.</a><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.caring.com/blogs/caring-currents/dementia-activities-holidays">Set the person to work stringing garlands.</a><br />
All you need is a long heavy thread and a darning needle. Try stringing cranberries, popcorn, even O-shaped cereal (Fruit Loops are cheerfully colorful).</li>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-65037608486732496322011-02-01T14:53:00.000-05:002011-02-01T16:16:45.650-05:00Carer's Activities | Walking | Wendy's Blog<a href="http://walking.about.com/">Walking Blog with Wendy Bumgardner</a><br />
Walking Helps Aging Brains: needed for walking helped keep the brain better organized.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-12627756883841678522011-02-01T14:49:00.000-05:002011-02-01T15:49:52.735-05:00bingo, finger painting, marbles<a href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3830/is_2_54/ai_n13247623/">using a plastic ice cream scoop to remove painted golf balls from a bowl and place them into the color-matched wells of a muffin tin</a><br />
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<a href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3830/is_2_54/ai_n13247623/pg_2/?tag=content;col1">the memory skills of the game Concentration with boards like those used in a game of bingo</a><br />
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<a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?Choosing-Activities-to-Do-With-the-Dementia-Patient&id=2729659">Finger painting, playing marbles</a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-291251986815294062011-02-01T14:44:00.000-05:002011-02-01T15:53:26.213-05:00play dough, reciting rhymes, rolling yarn,<a href="http://www.alz.org/living_with_alzheimers_101_activities.asp">Model with play dough</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.alz.org/living_with_alzheimers_101_activities.asp">Recite nursery rhymes</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.alz.org/living_with_alzheimers_101_activities.asp">Roll yarn into a ball</a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-10713437925917732902011-02-01T14:40:00.000-05:002011-02-01T15:54:34.788-05:00Busy hands, dolls, buttons, zippers, teddy bears,<a href="http://assets.aarp.org/external_sites/caregiving/homeCare/engaging_activities.html">Give her dolls with zippers and buttons to play with or soft teddy bears, textured cloth, or fur to stroke.</a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-68966639123420522182011-02-01T14:37:00.001-05:002011-02-01T15:59:22.539-05:00indoor horsehoes,tops, jacks,dominoes<a href="http://www.alz.org/living_with_alzheimers_101_activities.asp">Play horseshoes</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.alz.org/living_with_alzheimers_101_activities.asp">Play with tops or jacks</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.alz.org/living_with_alzheimers_101_activities.asp">Play dominoes</a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-35048456929990195462011-02-01T14:37:00.000-05:002011-02-01T15:57:46.266-05:00fish tanks, bird feeeders, house plants<a href="http://www.alzheimers-in-your-home.com/alzheimers-activities.html">A fish tank or a window in front of a bird feeder may interest someone for hours.</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.alz.org/living_with_alzheimers_101_activities.asp">Plant seeds indoors or outdoors </a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-78654229719906642122011-02-01T14:32:00.000-05:002011-02-01T16:08:24.794-05:00Activities Games | Memory Jogging Puzzles | Carcassonne | Guess Who?<a href="http://www.nursinghomeactivitiesresource.com/dementia-activities.shtml">Memory Jogging Puzzles</a><br />
encourage problem solving, like word search, sudoku and crosswords.<br />
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<a href="http://askville.amazon.com/2-person-board-games-year-girls/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=2651237">board game named "Carcassonne,</a><br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guess_Who%3F">Guess Who? </a><br />
a two-player guessing game created by Ora and Theo Coster, also known as Theora DesignDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-28797257098625947992011-02-01T14:31:00.001-05:002011-02-01T16:05:05.523-05:00Caregiver.com; Recipes , BookClub , Stories<a href="http://www.caregiver.com/">Caregiver.com; Resources</a><br />
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Sharing Wisdom: Caregivers Ideas ,Careverse ,Caregiver Interviews,Caregiver Carenotes ,Caregiving Articles ,Caregiver Support Groups ,Caregiver Recipes ,Caregiver BookClub ,Caregiver StoriesDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863343686015710209.post-44528984964196680452011-02-01T14:31:00.000-05:002011-02-01T16:02:25.709-05:00reading maps, identifying places cities<a href="http://www.alz.org/living_with_alzheimers_101_activities.asp">Look at a map of the United States and identify states and capitals</a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789019849049422158noreply@blogger.com