{"id":5127,"date":"2022-05-08T18:19:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T18:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/?p=5127"},"modified":"2022-05-08T18:19:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T18:19:20","slug":"games-senior-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/games-senior-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Games Senior Citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Senior citizens are the elderly people who are usually retired and enjoy their pension benefits. These citizens need time to enjoy themselves, relax, and not feel lonely. This is vital so that they do not get depressed or be vulnerable to diseases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are various games for senior citizens that can keep them occupied. This article will discuss some of those games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sit-Down Games for Senior Citizens<\/strong>.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Sit-down games for senior citizens can suit those people with limited mobility. These games can be played around a table while the citizens sit comfortably or on chairs. Such games include cup stacking which entails piling a stack of paper cups to build a pyramid and dismantling them [Source]<\/a>, and the one who does this in the shortest time wins. This helps to increase motor control and hand-eye coordination. Another game is scrabble, where the seniors are expected to construct words using lettered tiles, encouraging players to be more creative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior citizens can also play a round-robin story. Every member tells a story, and they develop it by adding a sentence each. These stories are very interesting as they can take any direction. Bingo is another interesting sit-down game. It requires listening, quick thinking, and logical thinking to analyze bingo cards in seconds. The elderly can also play jigsaw puzzles and solve given puzzles. It is noted that puzzles boost visual acuity and manual dexterity. Senior citizens might enjoy playing rummy which two or four players can play, and the ” aim is to get the right combination of runs and sets” with card decks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taboo is another fun game in which players try to describe a given the word to their partners without using banned words. It keeps the mind sharp and active. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why should Senior Citizens perform Balance Exercises?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senior citizens should perform balance exercises to “reduce the chance of falls” [Source]<\/a>. Balance exercises aim to improve stability and coordination throughout your body” [Source]<\/a>, and having a good balance helps prevent injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b\u200b<\/em>Games for Senior Citizens Party<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fun Party Pop gave a run-down of 18 party games for senior citizens to enjoy [Source]<\/a>. These include ”How Old Are They” in which they guess each other’s age. There is also ”Choose a Letter” whereby two words with several letters are chosen, and teams develop ideas about the words. One can play ”Make a game of exercise,” which requires the senior citizens to perform certain healthy exercises. ”Fact or Fiction is another interesting game. Senior citizens are given pens and paper, then read a weird statement and ask the participants if it’s a fact or fiction. The participants will respond by writing the answer down. Other games are photo puzzles, Jenga, and an old maid card game [Source]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Active Games for Seniors<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Active games for seniors are games that enhance their physical and mental abilities. They include board games and card games. Electronic games have been developed to the extent of a person emulating characters’ actions and performing body exercises in playing tennis, blowing, dance-off, and jumping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Physical Games for Seniors<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

According to various sources, physical games for seniors include jigsaw puzzles, mah-jong, shuffleboard, cornhole, tennis, horseshoes, croquet, lawn ball, pickleball, and tennis ball race [Source]<\/a>. These games require the senior citizens to use a lot of muscles in their bodies, so they are exercising tools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easy Games for Seniors<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Easy games for seniors are meant to be enjoyable. They should not strain the elderly by overthinking or playing physically demanding games. Such games include scrabble, checkers, crazy eights, puzzles, most board games, cup stacking, and bingo [Source]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Games for the Elderly in Care Homes<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

In an article titled ”Fun Nursing Home Games to Try, Lindsay Woolman gives all the possible games for the elderly in care homes [Source]<\/a>. Woolman notes that the elderly can enjoy card games such as bridge, rummy, gin rummy, canasta, hearts, and uno. They might also play board games such as bingo, scrabble, connect four, chess and checkers, mancala and Othello. Puzzles are also very suitable for the elderly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group Games for Senior Citizens<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Group games soothe most people because they can play them with friends and family. Group games for senior citizens include bingo, scrabble, bocce, passing the parcel, year of inventions, photo puzzle race, a name that tune and Emoha (#EldersFirst) provides all the requirements and instructions on how to play these games [Source]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Games for the Elderly to play alone<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Many senior citizens spend most of their time alone or with a caregiver, so they need something to entertain them. It is also vital to have games that the elderly can play alone. This keeps them entertained when everyone else is not around. Graying With Grace noted down 9 types of games for elderly people to play alone [Source]<\/a>. These games are card games such as solitaire, board games like monopoly, and video games where one plays against the computer or other online players. There are also dice games, including Yahtzee and Farkle, and puzzle games that one can complete independently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mind Stimulating Games for Seniors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mind stimulating games for seniors enable them to have an active mind and keep their memory sharp. They train the mind to think fast and decrease the chances of one getting dementia or falling into depression. These games also enhance an individual’s remembering and recalling skills, so they are healthy for the mind of a senior citizen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arts and crafts can enable the mind to be creative. Some games can be designed in terms of tasks that boost memory and attention for older people [Source]<\/a>. Brain games for the elderly include sudoku, chess, jigsaw puzzle, and luminosity. Other games are Tetris, solitaire, daily word search, crossword, chess, checkers, and triviaPlaza [Source].<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Senior citizens are the elderly people who are usually retired and enjoy their pension benefits. These citizens need time to enjoy themselves, relax, and not feel lonely. This is vital so that they do not get depressed or be vulnerable to diseases.  There are various games for senior citizens that can keep them occupied. 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