More Than Busy: Meaningful Activities for Dementia

Meaningful activity is more than staying busy. Discover simple ways to create purpose, connection, enjoyment, and success with dementia. Meaningful activity isn't about filling time. For a person living with dementia, the right activity can provide purpose, connection, enjoyment, comfort, and a sense of accomplishment. In this session of BCN Presents: Navigating Dementia, we'll explore how to choose and adapt activities based on a person's interests, abilities, life history, and changing needs. Participants will discover that meaningful engagement can be found in ordinary moments—folding towels, listening to favorite music, looking through photographs, gardening, sorting familiar objects, helping prepare a meal, taking a walk, or simply sharing a conversation. We'll discuss why some activities work while others lead to frustration, how to simplify familiar tasks without taking over, and how to focus on the experience rather than the finished product. You don't need an elaborate activity plan or expensive supplies. Sometimes the most meaningful moments begin with something familiar, a little creativity, and an invitation to participate. Presented by Bluegrass Care Navigators (BCN) as part of the Navigating Dementia community education series.