Almost a year ago we started a men’s club at our program because our male enrollment increased quite significantly. I can’t say I have definitive proof, but I do believe having a male on the activity staff (me!) helped attract families looking after their husband and fathers.
Anyways, this meant I had to look into what kind of activities our men’s club would be interested in. At first, I think I was trying too hard. I spent more than a couple hours scouring the internet for a great idea or two, but I ended up pretty much where I started. So I got to thinking, what was it that these guys would do for fun before their dementia set in?
One morning, I decided we were going to try Blackjack. I was a little skeptical at the time, I mean these men had trouble telling time and would reach for words they couldn’t remember. But, I figured if we never tried, we’d never really know, and if they couldn’t really play we’d at least have fun trying.
