Within our activities programme we like to include reminiscence activity sessions for our residents to spend some time reminiscing about their younger days. Residents can talk about whatever they like, and we encourage them to talk about their best memories. This could be discussing past holidays, hobbies, work memories, wedding memories, wartime memories, or school memories.
We believe incorporating activities such as reminiscence into our resident's schedule is important as it enhances emotional wellbeing, and is also largely beneficial for residents living with dementia as it helps reduce depression and anxiety, improves communication skills, and helps them gain a sense of self-identity again.