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Recreation Activities Effective for Long-Term Care Prevention for Seniors

Social worker / Care workermoko
My name is Moko, a mother of three who admired my mother and worked in the care industry as a care worker and as a medical social worker (MSW) in a hospital. I will be drawing on my previous experience to write mainly about caregiving. Thank you in advance.

This article introduces recommended recreational activities for preventing the need for long-term care.

We’ve gathered a wide range of options, including exercises and games that move the hands and feet, as well as quizzes that engage the mind.

Doing recreational activities is effective for physical rehabilitation and dementia prevention.

You can also expect benefits like increased appetite and improved sleep quality as your activity level rises.

It’s also a great opportunity to interact with other older adults who are participating.

Please use this article as a reference and enjoyably put it to use for care prevention.

[For Older Adults] Recreational Activities Effective for Preventing the Need for Care (141–150)

Exercises related to spring

Recommended for April and May: A 35-minute spring-themed exercise routine! A collection of exercises popular at day-service centers.

Exercises related to spring

Did you know that people with declining cognitive function often show signs such as lower leg muscle mass, fewer red blood cells, and reduced agility? This time, we’ll introduce exercises with a spring-themed twist that can help address these issues.

The flutter-and-stop hand movement trains agility, and the leg-raising movement strengthens everything from the legs to the abdominal muscles.

Using onomatopoeia—like “pika-pika” (sparkling) for a shiny entrance ceremony and “goku-goku” (gulping) for cherry-blossom viewing—stimulates brain activity, and expressing them with the body adds exercise benefits.

The content is bound to make you chuckle whether you do it or watch it, making it perfect for recreational activities in senior care facilities.

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Dropping Colored Balls

[Sports Recreation] Synchronize your breathing 👼🏻 Color Ball Drop 🔴🟡🔵 #shorts #minigame #dayservice #recreation #sports #elderly #rehab #caregiving #carefacility #Yamanashi #Kofu

Dropping Colored Balls

We would like to introduce a color ball drop activity for pairs.

Have two older adults sit facing each other, each holding two sticks by their tips.

Place baskets labeled with colors between them.

Roll balls along the sticks and drop each ball into the basket with the matching color label.

This game emphasizes cooperation between the two participants.

Encourage them to communicate and synchronize their movements.

It’s a fun activity that can spark conversation and help expand social connections.

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Newspaper-pulling-with-your-feet game

Three pull-out games using your feet that seniors can play while seated #recreation_for_seniors #seated_activities #newspaper

Newspaper-pulling-with-your-feet game

Here’s a game that gets you moving your feet while having fun and training at the same time.

Have older adults sit in a chair and pull a sheet of newspaper with their feet.

They can pull it with one foot or with both feet together.

You can also have two older adults sit facing each other at a distance and compete—it should be fun.

Besides providing leg exercise, it’s likely to increase interaction among older adults and bring more smiles.

It can also help with a change of pace and stress relief.

Please give it a try.

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[For Seniors] Recreational Activities Effective for Preventing the Need for Long-Term Care (151–160)

Ultimate luxury aircraft at a deserted Kyushu airport

The tongue twister “kuukyo na Kyushu kuukou no kyuukyoku koukyuu koukuuki” (empty Kyushu airport’s ultimate luxury aircraft) feels difficult just by looking at it written down.

The sentence is also on the longer side for a tongue twister, and it’s characterized by a mix of hard k sounds and kya-kyu-kyo clusters.

Because of that, it’s said to be hard to say without tripping up.

To be able to say tongue twisters, the key is to be conscious of each word and pronounce every one clearly and distinctly.

By the way, there is no actual airport called “Kyushu Airport.” If you were to use a real airport in a tongue twister, it would be one of the airports in the Kyushu region, such as Kitakyushu Airport.

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In conclusion

How was it? We introduced some recommended recreational activities for preventing the need for care among older adults.

There were various types, such as those that use the hands and feet and those that engage the mind.

Recreational activities that involve the body and the brain are effective for increasing activity levels and preventing dementia.

Please use this article as a reference and give them a try!