Just because your loved one has dementia doesn’t mean they can’t still have fun. ... Tai chi started as a martial art in China, ... Your community might offer tai chi classes for seniors.

Realising that not every senior likes to sing, I decided to expand arts-related activities to seniors in our local community, other than singing.” The idea for Alegria came to Teh while she was ...

Practical art activities for dementia patients Art activities should be tailored to the patient’s abilities and interests. Simple projects like coloring, collage-making, or sculpting with clay ...

Sarasota seniors with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia are creating art to be featured on fundraising greeting cards. Artwork created by Bruce White, a professional sculptor and ...

Adult day centers offer a lively environment similar to a summer day camp, but they cater to the needs of seniors, allowing them to enjoy activities and meals in a social setting outside their homes.

It serves as a haven for seniors with dementia by providing art therapy as well as relief for caregivers, and in active seniors not living with dementia, Hannan helps to keep their minds sharp.

OMA is an award-winning, evidence-based, intergenerational art-making program for people with dementia. Developed in 2007 at Miami University’s Scripps Gerontology Center, the program is ...

HEALTH To reduce dementia risk, seniors should take up this outdoor activity, study suggests People who garden show 'greater lifetime improvement in cognitive ability' through age 90, say researchers ...

The study, published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia, looked at over 7,600 adults aged 50 and older with high-risk hypertension. The average age of study participants was 68.

Activities such as art, music, or gardening can provide a sense of ... The effectiveness of Tai Chi for short-term cognitive function improvement in the early stages of dementia in the elderly: ...

Glen Allen arts program helps seniors with dementia get creative, open their minds by: Sabrina Shutters. Posted: Jan 17, 2023 / 11:29 AM EST. Updated: Jan 17, 2023 / 11:30 AM EST.