Assisted living activity ideas

Assisted living residents choose how they spend their day, so the best activities are the ones people want to come back to. ElderWit gives your life enrichment team 2,000+ calm games for a lively group hour and quiet games on a shared lounge tablet between sessions.

Here are activity ideas that work in assisted living, with the games to run them.

A week of assisted living activity ideas

When	Activity	Game to open
Monday	Trivia hour on the big screen	The 1960s
Tuesday	Word game circle	Finish the Saying
Wednesday	Story afternoon with talk cards	Spin and Share
Thursday	Team quiz: two tables, one screen	Two Teams
Friday	Bingo and a favorite song title quiz	Word Bingo
Weekend	Tablets out in the lounge for card games and puzzles	Klondike Solitaire

Ideas residents ask for again

Theme days give the week a shape. Pick a topic, such as gardens, road trips or baking, and choose a trivia game and a talk game on the same topic. Gardens and Flowers pairs well with Garden Diary. Cars and the Open Road pairs well with Dream Trip.

Resident hosts make a group feel like a club. Ask a resident who loves words to lead Finish the Saying, or a resident who loves cards to teach a table of newcomers. Staff can sign in and set up the game, then step back.

Games for assisted living

Tap a name to see the game and play it. Every game has three levels: Easy, Medium and Harder.

The 1960s Space, music, TV and fashion of the 1960s.
Finish the Saying Pick the missing word in a well known saying.
Spin and Share Spin a slow wheel to get a topic. Then share a story.
Two Teams Split the room into the Gulls and the Puffins. Take turns with lighthouse questions. A miss lets the other team steal.
Word Bingo The caller reads a clue. Find the answer on your card. Make a line to win.
Gardens and Flowers Flowers, plants and garden tips.
Garden Diary Turn the pages of a garden diary. Pick a job for each month and watch the garden fill up.
Cars and the Open Road Driving, road signs and trips by car.
Dream Trip Plan a pretend trip. Pick a place, a ride and what to pack.
Klondike Solitaire The classic card game. Build each suit from Ace up.
Crossword Lite A small crossword with easy clues.
Sudoku Fill the grid so each row, column and box has each number once.

Between sessions

Residents who like to play alone can use a shared lounge tablet for card games, crosswords and sudoku. Every game has three levels, so a resident can start on Easy and move up when it feels right.

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Questions people ask

What activities do assisted living residents enjoy most?

Trivia about the decades they remember, word games, card games and talk games that invite stories. A mix of group sessions and quiet games on a tablet suits most communities.

How do you plan activities for assisted living?

Give the week a rhythm, such as trivia on Monday and bingo on Friday, add a theme day, and ask residents what to play next. Our free monthly calendar template can help you lay it out.

Can residents play on their own?

Yes. Residents can play card games, word games and puzzles on a lounge tablet between group sessions. Staff sign in, and residents do not need their own accounts. A resident who wants ElderWit on their own phone needs their own plan.

How is assisted living activity time recorded?

Staff tap who joined each activity in the ElderWit activity log. Each month, one tap makes a program summary to print or download. It helps document every activity.

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