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Activities like games and brain training exercises conducted in senior facilities—often called “mental workouts”—are said to help prevent dementia or slow its progression.
So this time, we’re introducing “mental workouts for seniors”!
Mental workouts not only provide a sense of accomplishment when a problem is solved and activate brain functions, but they also play an important role in creating opportunities for communication with other seniors.
They are also recommended as a way to relieve stress for seniors who may fall into repetitive daily routines.
By adjusting the difficulty level to suit each senior’s condition and adding creative touches to make the activities easier to engage with, you can further increase their sense of satisfaction.
Try incorporating them into your recreation time or daily routine.
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[For Seniors] Fun Brain Training! Lively Mind Exercises (1–10)
Intro quiz for seniorsNEW!
Let’s enjoy an intro quiz with Showa-era hit songs! This version is for beginners, and about 15 seconds of the intro will play.
If you know the answer, please say the song title.
There are 30 questions, so you can enjoy it as a recreational activity.
Thinking about which song it is makes for good brain training, and the nostalgic intros make it a perfect game for seniors.
It’s also a chance to test your knowledge and memory, so give it a try!
Cognitive Function Test for Elderly Driver Course, February 2026 — Official Exam QuestionsNEW!
This is a test for older adults to check cognitive function.
First, you will memorize four pictures in one minute.
You will repeat this four times to memorize a total of 16 pictures.
After memorizing them, instead of answering right away, please try a task where you touch the specified numbers.
After that, recall and answer the 16 pictures.
You may forget some while you are working on the different task, but hints will appear, so try to remember as many as you can.
After that, you will answer questions about the current year, month, date, day of the week, and time.
Cognitive Function Test for Senior Citizen Course, April 2026 – Official Exam QuestionsNEW!
It’s dangerous to drive a car when your cognitive function is impaired, right? So let’s try some problems similar to the cognitive function test given in senior driver courses.
There are two questions in total.
The first asks you to memorize all 16 pictures.
They’ll appear in groups of four, so remember them in order and then answer all of them at the end.
The second question asks you to write today’s date and the day of the week.
Hints are available, but you’ll get a higher score if you answer without hints.
Use this test to check your current level of cognitive function.
Cued Recall Illustration Pattern CNEW!
Four illustrations related to weapons, musical instruments, body parts, and home appliances will be shown.
Memorize those illustrations in 10 seconds.
Have you memorized them? Now, instead of answering, you will work on a different task.
After you finish that task, I will ask you to recall the illustrations you memorized.
By doing an unrelated task, we can see whether the memory has firmly taken hold.
Memory decline in dementia is different from ordinary forgetfulness; the experience itself is forgotten.
If the memory of having memorized the illustrations is gone, caution is needed.
Cued recall Illustration Pattern DNEW!
Many older people may feel that their forgetfulness has gotten worse.
To some extent, that’s unavoidable with aging, but forgetfulness in dementia is characterized by forgetting the event itself.
So let’s assess cognitive function with this cued recall task.
It’s simple: you will memorize four displayed illustrations in 10 seconds and then give your answers.
Before answering, you’ll work on a different task, so make sure to remember them well so you don’t forget in the meantime.
Cued recall Illustration Pattern BNEW!
Would you like to try a cued recall test, one type of cognitive function assessment? Drivers aged 75 and over are required to take this test, so it’s good to get used to it.
You’ll see simple monochrome illustrations—four items related to writing instruments, vehicles, vegetables, and clothing.
First, memorize all the illustrations within 10 seconds.
After 10 seconds, work on a number-based task, and when you finish, name the four illustrations you memorized.
How many did you remember?
Orientation to timeNEW!
As an early symptom of dementia, people may lose the ability to correctly recognize the date, time, or season.
For this reason, drivers aged 75 and older are required to undergo a cognitive function test that includes this “orientation to time.” The questions are simple, such as “What month and day is it today?” and “What time is it now?”, so if no symptoms are present, they should be able to answer without difficulty.
If the test results indicate a possible risk of dementia, a medical examination by a doctor is required.
It’s also a test that can lead to early detection of dementia!