Description
Snakes & Ladders is a traditional Board Game that helps keep a person with dementia entertained and active
Above all offering a range of dementia activities will help reduce feelings of frustration and aggression. As well as having a number of positive outcomes:
- Helps to maintain independence
- Help to maintain their skills
- Allows them to express their feelings and communicate
- Improve their self-esteem
- Encourages interaction
Snakes & Ladders Benefits:
- Stimulates reminiscence
- Mentally engaging
- Suitable for one or more people
By and large, keeping a person with dementia active and involved in life can greatly improve their quality of life, reduce agitation and improve sleep and nutrition.
Snakes & Ladders can also be a route to reminiscing about a time when they would play the game with younger members of their family. At the same time as triggering positive feelings, which in turn reduce stress and agitation.
Specification
- A game for 2 – 6 players.
- Game board measures approx: 30 x 30 cms
- Box measures approx: 32 x 17 x 4.5 cms
- Not suitable for children under 3 years of age as small parts may present a choking hazard.
VAT Relief Eligible – No
Snakes & Ladders is a perfect gift for a loved one.
Stimulating the mind
Recommendations given in the 2011 World Alzheimer’s Report suggest that routinely providing individualized cognitive stimulation to those with mild to moderate stages of dementia can produce short-term improvements and/or reduce the decline in cognitive function.