Activities in home for disabled adult

[BrillantBriony]

Hi all,

I have a disabled relative whom I care for; the adult is in his 40’s, can neither read nor write, and has limited speech.

He lives in a home where he has his own bedroom, living room and bathroom, so his evenings are spent in his personal space, alone.

Increasingly, he has been acting up, and I worry that boredom might be playing a part in his recurrent bad behaviour.

I have been trying to think of things that I can put in his personal space that might entertain him at nighttime’s; he can use a computer (think how a 3 year old use one ie not able to search for things himself, but he’ll always find something that entertains him). Things like painting are a no go as he would need to be assisted with washing hands, and putting things away.

I would really appreciate some ideas of things I can put in his flat that would occupy his time. He already has a TV and CD/LP player.

Have a look at Generation Fitness on TikTok, they have some brilliant ideas for exercises that are low level and easy but fun - maybe a way to add some physical and mental exercise at a low level? I mean during the day -help him to settle more of an evening?

https://www.tiktok.com/@generationfitness?t=ZN-8yKgs5naCvq&r=1

Would anyone be there to assist/join in even just in passing?
Depending on skills but perhaps dot to dot or mazes, spot the difference type activity books. Adult colouring in with coloured pencils if felt tips likely to be left with lids off or too messy. Books/comics and magazines. Jig saw Puzzles.

Maybe a Nintendo switch if he are able to use tech. There are lots of games that don't need you to be able to read and it's a very simple console to use.

Since the Nintendo switch 2 just came out there are a lot of people selling their original consoles cheaply at the moment.

Maybe also something like Lego or jigsaws.

You say his speech is limited, but how is his comprehension? Maybe some audio books if he is able to understand them.

Does he like jigsaw puzzles? You can buy simple ones with more adult pictures. Also, colouring books. He could use crayons or pencil crayons. Another suggestion would be a keyboard of the musical type. They can be fairly cheap and most will have a number of demonstration songs on them. Different buttons produce different sounds, which will be stimulating. Very simple board and card games - one idea is matching pairs, another is snap - are stimulating and may go down well. He might enjoy putting the matching pictures together by himself without the win/lose element.