Reminiscence activities

reminiscence

Reminiscence

For someone with dementia, a conversation about who they are and were, rather than about their illness can be a positive activity. You can do reminiscence work by using photos, music, objects, or other stimuli to create a conversation of remembering details of a life. Make a memory or rummage

Mental activities

Discuss images from the past

Find images from past events, celebrities, sport championships and people who used to be in the media. Try not to make it into a quiz. Instead of saying: Do you remember where this is from? Another approach could be “I remember when Anisoara Cușmir-Stanciu won the gold medal in the

Religion

Keep connected with spirituality and religion

For some, it is important to continue to maintain religious traditions. For many people, religion has been an important part of their life since they were children. The person you are caring for might still remember prayers or hymns. Religion and spirituality can be fulfilled almost everywhere. Doing a prayer

Music

Listen to music

You can create a personalized playlist and place it on an electronic device (iPods, smartphones, etc.). Creating the playlist together might be a fun activity. Later, you can bring forth the playlist you created, and listen to it together.

Photo album

Look through a photo album together

Looking through an album and talking about people and places can be a way of doing reminiscence work. Talk about what you see in the pictures, and avoid asking questions and making it into a quiz. Remember that talking about the past can trigger strong emotions. Make sure you allow