Offering creative and robust activities at your Senior Living Facility or Senior Center will improve the quality of life for seniors and help you attract new visitors as well.
Providing an Activity Center on site is an important way for seniors to connect with others, which can help them stay healthy, independent, and engaged with life.
This blog highlights top furniture for Senior Living Activity Centers and other senior event facilities to help you determine which products will be the best fit for your property. Keep reading for tips on decorating senior activity centers with furniture offerings that will attract more seniors and help them feel safe, comfortable, and confident at your property.
Hardwood chairs for bingo
Bingo is a popular activity for seniors in many countries, with approximately 1.6 billion people playing the game worldwide. Offering Bingo at your center is a fantastic way to attract seniors out for a bit of social time and sport. It’s popular for a good reason: Bingo gives seniors the opportunity to be social, it helps them maintain hand-eye coordination and reflexes, and it comes with the enticing lure of prizes. The game can also improve mental flexibility and alertness. Similar social events like Trivia Nights, Chess Club, Scrabble Competitions, and more are also popular with sharp-minded seniors who enjoy a bit of competition.
The Novva Chair is a great option for bingo night. This versatile chair features a hardwood frame and chair legs, with a comfortable, upholstered seat and backrest. Plush, polyurethane foam cushion encourages seniors to stay for a second game. A small cutout in the backrest gives ventilation and adds to the chair’s charm.
Sturdy chairs for bridge & poker games
Although seniors often play bridge and poker for social interaction, there are also health benefits to these games. Both bridge and poker provide cognitive workouts that can foster an active and healthy brain. It also helps seniors exercise their short-term memory in addition to reasoning and problem-solving skills.
The Bulldog Armchair is a piece of strong furniture perfect for senior game rooms. The wood seats are sculpted at the factory to ensure a comfortable sitting position. The optional plush foam cushion with designer upholstery can provide additional comfort. The back slats are raised from the seat to allow for easy cleaning.
Practical chairs for activity rooms
Many senior centers have a dining room that does double duty as an activity room. Many of the same types of furniture can be used for dining and for activities. Activity rooms can be a great source of enjoyment, stimulation, and social interaction for the members of your community. These rooms can contain areas devoted to games like chess and checkers as well as areas for crafts such as jewelry making or floral arranging.
The Newcastle Armchair makes an excellent multipurpose chair for dining and activity rooms. It features a hardwood frame, elegant backrest, fully upholstered seat, and supportive armrests. Neat, precise upholstery on the seat and backrest is available in over 1,000 fabric options to complement your decor.
Comfortable reading chairs for book clubs
Joining a book club has many benefits for seniors. It can help them make new friends, gain new perspectives, encourage cultural awareness, and learn how to come out of their comfort zone. There are also mental benefits as well as social benefits including helping seniors maintain and even improve their communication skills and retain their memory.
The Palmanova Armchair is a comfortable reading chair with a plush foam padded seat and back. The elegant and distinctive styling of the chair provides a modern take on the classic armchair. Palmanova Armchairs come with three distinct design options: the standard chair, the sloped armchair, and the arched armchair.
Cozy chairs for knitting clubs
Research has shown that regular knitting has tremendous health benefits for seniors and joining a knitting club can help improve their minds, moods, and spirits. Knitting supports a healthy brain by keeping the mind sharp and creating new neural pathways. It can also provide social benefits and promote a positive outlook. Knitting has been shown to elevate mood and promote restful, soothing, and calm feelings.
The Malmo Armchair and Side Chair offer a comfortable place for seniors to sit while knitting or quilting. The chair features a curving backrest and strong hardwood frame. The durable design includes a wall-saver leg design to protect walls in any room.
The Campus 4 Chair is another great option. The chairs are extremely durable and comfortable, making them suitable for frequent, extended use. The chairs stack four chairs high, which is perfect for dynamic rooms where additional floor space may be needed. The seat is available with sculpted wood or an upholstered foam cushion.
One more good option is the England Stacking Armchair and Bariatric Armchair, which stacks six chairs high. The upholstered back and seat provide comfort and accommodate added customization options.
Stacking chairs for dinners & events
Meals are popular events at senior centers and senior living activity centers. When you host dinners, lunches, teas, and other special dining events, you are likely to get a good turnout. Most seniors will be comfortable in an armless banquet chair or dining chair, but some will need the additional support armrests give while seniors are lowering themselves and rising up from the chair.
The Encore is a great all-purpose banquet chair, fashioned with an aluminum frame and a fully cushioned seat and backrest. This chair stacks 10 high and can be used with MityLite folding tables and various chair carts and dollies for fast event setup and takedown. If you have seniors who have limited mobility, consider adding a table or two, set with stackable armchairs like the Bentley.
The Bentley Armchair from Holsag by MityLite is gracefully designed and surprisingly sturdy. It stacks four high and is solidly built with a soldered metal frame featuring an attractive faux wood finish. The coordinating Bentley Bariatric Armchair is also available for seniors who need a wider seat.
The Encore, the Bentley, and the Bentley Bariatric were designed with seniors in mind and will seat seniors in style.
Holsag by MityLite chairs keep your community and employees safe!
All wooden chairs from Holsag by MityLite feature an antimicrobial finish that inhibits the growth of bacteria, germs, mold, mildew, and some viruses.
As you can see, there are many great seating options for senior programs at your community center or activity center.
All Holsag by MityLite wooden chairs come with big product benefits:
- Provides exceptional ROI with a strong European Beech hardwood frame
- Delivers long-term comfort with a plush foam seat
- Offers stability with solid mortise & tenon joints
- Provides safety with an antimicrobial finish to inhibit the growth of bacteria, viruses, & more
This chart will help you compare the benefits of the seating options above to help you decide which products you need.
Contact your sales representative to get a quote or more information about these products.
