How to Build a Fulfilling Daily Routine in a Memory Care Community
Discovering that our memory is starting to fail can be an overwhelming and distressing experience. Memory care communities can help ease much of the worry and stress that living with a memory related condition can create. They specialize in helping residents live engaging and fulfilling lives while managing the struggles they experience. An important part of this support comes in establishing fulfilling daily routines and easing the confusion that can occur with memory concerns.
Building a Fulfilling Daily Routine at Memory Care Communities
Consistency is one of the most important tools in managing memory issues. They help create simple, familiar experiences that help reduce confusion and maintain stability. Memory care communities help establish these important routines to provide residents with a comforting and reliable day-to-day experience. These daily schedules are about more than just repetition. They’re developed in a way that is unique to each resident. This ensures that the routine is effective and fulfilling for them.
Various activities are available to ensure that each resident can establish good habits that work for them. Activities happen around a set schedule while providing important options and variety. This means residents can tailor the experience to their preferences. These are combined with personalized care plans to ensure their routine is integrated into every part of the experience.
Common Activities At Memory Care Communities:
- Cooking Classes: These classes help residents develop useful skills, expand their palette, and enjoy the company of the other participants.
- Arts and Crafts: Arts and crafts can effectively improve mental acuity, manual dexterity, and creativity. They’re an important part of residents’ routines, as it gives them a place to express their emotions. Projects can require only a single day or can be part of a daily practice that serves to ground them in time and place.
- Spiritual Services: Many residents have spent a life enriched by their spirituality. These services bring familiarity and comfort and are a touchpoint in the resident’s schedule.
- Fitness sessions: Physical fitness is an important part of daily routines at every age. They help to awaken the body, invigorate the mind, and promote lasting health. Fitness options can include chair yoga, aerobics, chair yoga, and more.
These and other activities help to create a grounded routine that helps provide an important touchstone for those struggling with memory concerns. Including them in your daily routine serves as the foundation of a full and enriching next chapter in your life during retirement.
Building Lasting Relationships in Your Memory Care Community
Routine is about more than activities, it’s about building connections with those in your community. These connections help to provide support, comfort and shared experiences with other residents. Friendships are important at every stage of life, including those built as part of your time at a memory care community.
Memory care communities provide shared spaces within their grounds for connecting with residents, planning events, and enjoying life together. These spaces often include:
- Bistros: These are places to gather with friends, get a snack, and pick up a favorite beverage. The quiet environment is perfect for sharing a quiet conversation with a close friend or family member.
- Creative Art Studio: These areas are available outside of scheduled art classes to give residents the opportunity to indulge in artistic passion at any time. The tools and resources for various crafts are often available, including pottery, painting, knitting and crochet, and more.
- Club Room: Club rooms are versatile spaces where residents can enjoy games, music, TV, and other activities in the company of the other residents. They’re a great space to hang out, read, and be in a public space. Time here can be a valuable part of a daily routine.
With so many options, it’s easy to establish a daily routine that is fulfilling and rewarding as part of your loved one’s new home at a dementia care community. No two people are going to need or desire the same experiences, and that’s always taken into account by the staff.
The Next Chapter At The Harrison of Oklahoma City Assisted Living & Memory Care Community
If you believe it’s time for your loved one to take the next step in their life at a memory care community, schedule a tour at The Harrison of Oklahoma City. Our staff will be there to help your loved one establish routines and manage the details of day-to-day life at every stage. Every day of your loved one’s life will be filled with engagement and fulfillment at our community in Oklahoma City!