Recreation Activities Effective for Long-Term Care Prevention for Seniors

Brain-Training Rhythm Exercises

[Activate Your Brain] At-Home Brain-Training Rhythm Exercises

How about trying some seated rhythmic exercise? This routine involves moving your hands in time with a beat.

Because each hand does a different motion, it exercises your fingers while also giving your brain a workout.

Since doing different movements with the left and right hands can be challenging, it may help to first learn the motions slowly, then match them to the rhythm once you get used to them.

As you become more comfortable, adding leg movements will make it even more effective! Seated indoor exercises for preventive care are perfect for recreational activities for older adults.

Give it a try!

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Reminiscence therapy recreation

[Senior Recreation] Reminiscence Therapy Recreation Using Nostalgic Early-Showa-Era Tools [Day Service • Tools and Daily Life • Dementia Prevention]

Have you heard of reminiscence therapy, which is effective for preventing dementia and slowing its progression? Reminiscence therapy is a method that stimulates the brain by bringing back nostalgic memories.

This video introduces old-fashioned tools that were used around the early Showa era.

Many older adults are likely to recognize them.

You can almost hear people saying, “How nostalgic! I’ve seen that before,” or “We had one at home.” Staff who aren’t familiar with these items can ask older adults to show them how they were used and share their memories, making it enjoyable for everyone.

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What is a ____ that starts with ____?

[What's a ___ that starts with ___?] A failproof, never-boring brain training activity [Whiteboard Recreation]

Here’s an introduction to a brain-training activity using a whiteboard! The prompt is: “What words that include ___?” Write the prompt on the whiteboard and encourage older adults to call out as many answers as they can.

As the words come up, write them on the whiteboard so that even those with hearing difficulties can enjoy the activity.

For participants who struggle to come up with answers, offering hints can make it easier for them to join in.

This brain-training game is great for both small and large groups.

It gets even more exciting when you vary the themes, such as food, animals, or vehicles.

Engaging the imagination is effective for dementia prevention.

Please make use of this activity for recreation at senior care facilities.

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Stacking beanbags

[Senior Recreation] Easy Beanbag Stacking! [Day Service Rec & Care-Prevention Recreation] #shorts

Concentration tends to decline with age.

Training your focus can help prevent the need for long-term care.

In this video, we introduce an easy and effective activity for building concentration: “Otedama Stacking.” As the name suggests, you stack beanbags higher and higher.

It looks simple, but when you try it, it’s surprisingly challenging.

If you include it as a recreation activity in a senior facility, it’s sure to be a hit.

Compete to see how many you can stack, and enjoy working on dementia prevention together!

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Flag-raising game

Day Service Center Ranpuen Flag-Raising Game

The flag-raising game, which builds quick reactions and concentration, is ideal as a recreation activity to help prevent dementia.

Although these abilities tend to decline with age, they can be trained through simple recreational activities.

Enjoy the flag-raising game and help older adults enhance the abilities they inherently possess! Staff should give clear instructions in rhythm, such as “Raise red, lower white.” Have the older adults hold red and white flags or rings, and raise or lower them according to the staff’s directions.

This is a preventive care recreation suitable for large groups.

Everyone, please have fun giving it a try together!

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Stick & Paper Cup Game

Hands-off! Stick and paper-cup passing recreation [Senior activity]

Here’s a recreation activity for preventing care needs that can be enjoyed by large groups.

All you need are paper cups and long, thin sticks.

You can make the sticks from a wrap core or cardboard.

Form a circle or a line, place a paper cup on the tip of your stick, and start! Carefully pass it to the person next to you without dropping the cup.

Once you get used to it, increase the number of cups to raise the difficulty.

This activity involves fine motor movements of the hands and large arm swings, so it’s also recommended as arm training.

Because you have to think while moving to avoid dropping the cups, it also stimulates the brain.

Try incorporating it as a fun recreation for preventing the need for long-term care!

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Song Exercise: Furusato

Sing-and-Move Exercise That Gets Everyone Excited with Just '3' Movements (2): Children's Song 'Furusato'

Let’s do a singing exercise to the children’s song “Furusato”! Clap your hands twice to the music, then use your fingers to count the numbers in order starting from 1.

When you reach 5, go back to 1.

The movements are simple, so even older adults can participate easily.

In addition to moving the fingers, singing the familiar song and recalling the past stimulates the brain, helping with activation and dementia prevention.

It also helps build concentration while seated, making it perfect for recreation in senior care facilities.

It’s likely to spark cheerful conversations about the old days, too.

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