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Games for Assisted Living Residents

Activity directors know the challenge well: a room full of people with different interests, different eyesight and different energy, and an hour to fill. ElderWit gives you 1,000+ calm games that work for one resident on a tablet or for a whole group around a big screen.

For group sessions

Put ElderWit on a large screen and play together. Trivia about the 1950s and 1960s gets a room talking. Number Bingo and Have You Ever Bingo are easy for everyone to follow. Hum Along plays an old tune and asks the group to name it. Twenty Questions and Would You Rather work well for a smaller circle.

Every game uses large text and big buttons, and the strong contrast setting helps on a projector. Most games have a Read aloud button that reads the question and choices out loud.

For one on one time

Residents can play on their own on a tablet between sessions. There are card games, word games, gentle puzzles and calm games like coloring and the aquarium. Every game has an Easy level, so new players feel at home quickly.

The Facilities plan

The Facilities plan covers one building for $129 a month and starts with a free trial. It is made for activity teams who want a steady supply of fresh games without planning each one by hand. Everything plays in the web browser, so there is nothing to install on your devices and no ads.

Many teams build a simple weekly rhythm: trivia on Monday, music on Wednesday, bingo on Friday, with tablets out in the afternoons.

Tips for a smooth group session

Choose the Easy level for a mixed group and move up if the room is flying through the questions. Read each question out loud yourself, or use the Read aloud button, and give everyone time to call out an answer before you tap. Keep a session to about thirty or forty minutes and end on a high note with a favorite game.

Trivia and talk games work best when you leave room for stories. A question about old cars or a dance from long ago can lead to ten minutes of happy conversation, and that is often the best part of the session.

Games to try

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

• The 1960s Space, music, TV and fashion of the 1960s.
• The 1950s Rock and roll, cars with fins and life in the 1950s.
• Number Bingo A number is called. Find it on your card. Fill a line to win.
• Have You Ever Bingo Mark the things you have done. Make a line, then tell one story.
• Hum Along Listen to an old tune. Pick its name. Then hum it together.
• Songs by Title Finish the titles of well loved songs.
• Twenty Questions I am thinking of a thing. Ask yes or no questions to find it.
• Would You Rather Pick one of two nice things. There are no wrong answers.
• Holidays and Celebrations Birthdays, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving dinner and other happy days.

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