Aging experts point out three key areas of intervention for achieving a satisfactory elderly

Autonomy

It is advisable to promote new alternatives for the maintenance of the independence of the elderly in their daily lives. This autonomy can be favored by improving both the physical and psychological conditions and, above all, creating stimulating environments that contribute to the follow-up of programs designed for this purpose.

Health
The promotion of a good physical and cognitive condition is fundamental in this vital moment. An active lifestyle facilitates the maintenance of mobility and agility while favoring and stimulating sensory perception. Within the stimulation of cognitive abilities, it is important to pay special attention to the maintenance of memory. It is also essential to combine this type of activity with moments of rest that contribute to increase psychological well-being.

Social support

At a time when individuals begin to lose their link with the social core of work and may face the loss of loved ones or the independence of their children, it is essential to have new possibilities that favor social relations and communication. Both family relationships, through the contact of different generations, and the link with the global context in which the elderly are immersed should be strengthened.

How can the activity of the Ludoteca improve the quality of life of the elderly?

Gambling, like any other leisure activity, generates itself important positive effects on the quality of life. If, in addition, the proposal is designed with special interest in the characteristics and needs of the final receivers, the effects are multiplied.

The effects of ludic activity on physical, mental and affective health and, especially, the usefulness of playing as an instrument for the improvement and prevention of negative effects of aging, have also been widely studied and confirmed. The game, among other factors, is able to generate environments of high motivation, which favors the monitoring of the treatments.

Any program aimed at promoting a healthy aging can benefit from the imprint that the playful approach brings. In addition, play favors the development of many other aspects:

Improves mobility and agility

All those games that require coordination of body movements, smooth movement of the joints or stretching, contribute in a very positive way to maintaining the sensory and motor skills, enhancing the knowledge of oneself and the world.

Stimulates sensory perception

Any type of gambling activity, as a source of motivation, increases attention and improves, through its varied proposals, the perception and stimulation of the senses.

Exercise cognitive skills

Questions and answers games and those that require attention and concentration help us to improve our memory. Word games and letters or calculus help to practice some habits necessary for the development of activities of daily living. In addition, learning and memorizing the rules of any game, also contributes to the maintenance of cognitive abilities. Playing with someone else, whatever the game's subject or objective, is always an opportunity for the improvement and use of language.

Empowers social contact and communication

Shared games encourage social relationships and communication while stimulating emotional satisfaction and security. In addition, playing in contact with others, allows us to make an accurate assessment of ourselves and others by expanding our knowledge of our environment. Cooperative games are especially suited to promoting positive and reinforcing messages within the group.

Provides new learning environments

The stimulating environments generated by playing facilitate the teaching-learning process. Any age is adequate to acquire new knowledge and the playful support makes us learn almost without noticing.

Board games provide the elderly a great excuse to leave home, join an association or simply invite friends or neighbors to play along.

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