Games for the Elderly

Today Private Home Health Care is sharing information on the importance of keeping our minds and bodies functioning through games.

As we age our memory and activity level can become challenged.  We can get lonely too.

You can choose activities to help promote your thinking and cognitive (reasoning) functions. If you are mentally stimulated this can help.  Crosswords and Sudoku are great but usually these are done alone.  

To help with feeling lonely it’s good to do activities with others.  In order to do this there are three areas to focus on:

1. Games to keep your mind busy and functioning.  They can improve your memory;.
2. Activities to get your outside and keep you physically fit.
3. Friends. Participate by playing with a friend.  It can help you with loneliness.

Here are some ideas:

Scrabble

Chess

Golf

Walking

Bowling

Card games

Jigsaw puzzles

Dominoes

Many of these games are available online too.  You may need a family member or friend to find the best website for you.  There are many possibilities.

Private Home Health Care wants us all to stay active in both mind and body.  You might find that games can bring a lot of fun to life as well!