Get your spades and watering cans ready! National Gardening Week during the first full week of June is a great way to get those residents outdoors and motivated!
Cultivating a garden is a great activity for seniors in spring and summer. It’s fun, purposeful, and even provides numerous health benefits. Being out in the sunlight and creating a beautiful space can help bring peace and relaxation to your community as well.
Remind your residents that gardening helps to lower stress, puts them in a positive mood, and increases their level of serotonin which helps fight depression.
Gardening helps to increase mobility by providing physical exercise and strengthening muscles. Also, by engaging in functions like dexterity, problem-solving, endurance and sensory awareness studies have found that gardening can even reduce the risk of dementia by as much as 36%.
Safety ideas
YouTube Videos to learn more about Gardening – or just to enjoy them!
Check out printable products for this month!