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My dad is 93 and in AL and has just not been doing well at all with being cooped up in his room. He is normally in the lobby and enjoys eating in the dining room with others. All meals are sent to their rooms now and they are not allowed in the lobby unless they are 6 feet apart. My dad has dementia and does not understand all of this. Before all of this happened, we were bringing in caregivers parttime for several days a week but they aren't allowed to be there. He continually asks to move home (he still owns a home because he won't let me sell it but he cannot live on his own any longer.) I have not seen him in over a month as no visitors are allowed. They took him to the hospital yesterday for what I might classify as unnecessary but now he is in a full quarantine in his room for 14 days because he left the facility (not by his choice). He is not happy AT ALL and the whole thing about 'Get me out of here!' has started again. Mind you, this place he is in is the greatest. But no activities, no church, no nothing right now. They take such good care of him. Because of his full quarantine, they are now allowing caregivers to start coming again for a few hours a day to keep him company but I have been asked to come up with activities for them to do in his room. I have absolutely no idea as he has no interests anymore except to leave his room and have people take him places which hasn't happened now for over a month. At a loss and I'm not that creative at thinking up stuff. Someone asked if he could manage having a computer tablet but I said no -- he can barely work his flip phone. Just don't have any ideas on this one. What activities have others come up with?

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Does he like to talk about the past? His family when young, where he grew up, went to school, what he did for work...his family as an adult, interests, (you mentioned church), etc. I would suggest you ask his caretakers to see if he will talk about himself. If you have photos you could provide that may help spur conversation.
Am also wondering if he would like caretakers to read to him, if he had favorite books, reread, or the newspaper,...
I hope this helps.
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Try dominoes. There are several games, some simple, some a bit more of a challenge. The dots are easy to see. Look up some rules on the net, although just matching the dots is still a game. My grandfather used to call it ‘dobbing them out’ and played with us when we were quite small. It might work for your Dad.
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Babs75 Apr 2020
EXCELLENT idea!
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