This is very challenging sometimes. My Mum is in the moderate stage, but has lost most of her hobbies and her friends have for the most part drifted away. She can't read the way she used to, as she can't remember characters or plot from chapter to chapter. But she can handle lighter novels now, such as Nora Roberts, Barbara Delinsky, Nicholas Sparks. I bought her several DVD series' of British programs I knew she would like, but we have to watch them together, otherwise she and my Dad will not remember to put them on for her, or she forgets characters from episode to episode. But she really enjoys these. I have taken her out to carefully-selected movies. They cannot be action or adventure, or have too intricate a plot. Latest was "Florence Foster Jenkins" with Meryl Streep, which she really enjoyed, and I would like to have her watch "The Light Between Oceans". She will not go NEAR a senior's centre ("all those old people"). We do things like go to the local conservation area for a walk, taking peanuts and bird seed to feed the squirrels and birds She really enjoys that, as well as long drives in the country. Eating out is getting difficult, as few places have menus she likes - have to choose more of a family-style cooking restaurant. Recently, we went for a beautiful autumn walk on one of her favourite beaches (almost deserted at this time of year) and then went for lunch. I try to arrange lunches with her old friends when they are available. Even though conversation is difficult, the last time she saw them all, she cried, she was so overjoyed. She would not remember to call them or arrange anything herself, and she cannot drive anymore. So I find I have to use a lot of initiative to find things that she will enjoy doing. The worst is for her to sit around the house. I tried buying her adult colouring books and jigsaw puzzles, but as I suspected, she was offended, as she thought I was treating her like a child, even though I explained the concept of adult colouring books to her and bought one that might interest her!!! :) :) She still likes doing crossword puzzles and reads all sorts of books about memory and brain, hoping to help herself. I am going to try playing Scrabble with her soon, as she used to love this, but I have had to scale back my own game so as to play at a a fair level with her. She still enjoys looking at her email (although almost receives none any more), her bank account and the local newspaper online, but we have had to make her access password-free (G-mail single sign-on for example) and easily navigable through one desktop icon or she can't find or get to anything. Hope some of these suggestions help. Someone I knew liked building model ships or airplanes.........some lifetime hobbies or habits stay with them. Look at Glen Campbell, who could amazingly still remember all his guitar licks and all the lyrics to his songs, still was performing when he couldn't button his own shirt!

Thank you, I am looking into a community organization that offers activities. My kids volunteered there when they were in High School. I am hoping this will make my dad smile again.

When my husband can no longer find things to do, I would consider a Senior Center and go along with him. Especially one which offers meals, as he likes to eat. I would let him get used to it and hope he makes new friends. Some day he may need a Day Center, but right now, we are making it on our own, with the help of friends and family/sam

Maybe find aword books would help and it keeps their memory active

P.S. there are some really good crossword puzzle big books that allow you to tear out each puzzle and work on it as its own page, as the books can be rather difficult for elderly persons to handle or keep open in order to work on a puzzle.