Care home sets up popular weekly dominoes club

At The Lawn, we have a wide and varied range of meaningful activities for the residents to participate in. As some of the residents thoroughly enjoy dominoes, we decided to create the weekly dominoes club, affectionately named The Double Six Society, for them.

So far, there are four of us who never miss a dominoes afternoon. We all agree, it’s the enjoyment of playing, rather than winning, so we don’t keep a running score, just a note of the weekly winner.

Playing dominoes and being part of The Double Six Society is not only a great interaction for the residents, but also an excellent game for them to play as it has so many benefits. The game helps to keep the residents’ minds active, supports memory function, improves concentration and cognitive skills. As dominoes is a traditional and well-established game, it’s not only a nostalgic topic to spark and start a conversation, but also a wonderful reminiscing subject which can trigger pleasant, positive memories for the residents of games they have played in the past.

Dominoes is an activity which combines straightforward rules with strategic elements which makes it both engaging and fun. Playing can also enhance mental, social and physical wellbeing, lower blood pressure and boost immune systems, which are all positive benefits to the residents.