Friday, October 2, 2015

What Are The Proper Activities For People With Dementia

By Della Monroe


Aging can be a crucial part of your life. When you reach the age beyond 50, you will start to think on the possible things that may happen to you after life or even how will your retirement will be. Because there are many factors with aging you will start to worry about it. The most common thing that everyone worries is their health.

According to a research the thing that most old people worry is the inability to remember some things well. This can be connected to a disease called dementia. With dementia, older people slowly losses their mental ability in remembering some factors of their life and the people around them. To make it easy for them, there are activities for people with dementia.

For the activities, you have to choose on which one will fit on your personality. With this you need to be careful in making sure its relevance and importance your life. This activity should vary from to time to fully check the different aspect of living. It can be through, spiritual, mental, social or even physical.

For you to develop your social well being, you may decide in becoming a part of certain group that has same interests with you. In this case, you can have new set of friends and new learning from them. Dont be afraid to mingle with others. Joining a special class for elders can also be beneficial.

In terms of physical tasks, it does not have to be very challenging. Simple house chores are enough. Gardening can also be a good activity. If you have a companion, then travelling to a new place is a great idea. Just make sure that you wont get too tired with it. Due to your age, you may easily feel weary but thats fine, just take a rest.

If you love playing games, then this one is for you. Games such as chess, scrabble and even crossword puzzles are a good way of maintaining your mental ability. Its actually a source of recreation that can be enjoyed while having some developments. Playing with some others is also highly recommended.

The spiritual aspect should also be developed. How do you develop it. You can join groups that can help you to be more encouraged. This can be a church near your place or an organization that understands your situation. Starting out may be difficult but you will get used to it.

Now that you know all the possible things that you can do, you need to keep a schedule of them to avoid being forgotten. In this way, you will have a good way to start your new cycle of life. Make sure to have everything balance, not exceeding on your limitations.

A simple reminder, all activity highly depends on your wants. Dont for yourself in doing something that you dont want to because it can lead to stress. Make yourself comfortable with all the activities that you will be doing. Make living to be fun and challenging.




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