3 November 2025
Residents from Regis Camp Hill’s Memory Support Unit (MSU) recently took part in a fruit punch making activity, continuing its commitment to facilitating meaningful moments for people living with dementia.
The day, which took place outside, provided a fun and colourful way to stimulate sensory engagement and offer cognitive benefits.
Out in the sunny courtyard, residents were guided through a process of selecting fruits, cutting them up into perfect punch sized bites and mixing them with a variety of juices to make a delicious summery drink. It was a colourful flurry of bananas, watermelon, strawberries and kiwi fruits, with sweet aromas filling the air. Residents tapped into all five senses as they sipped, smelt, saw, mixed and listened to stories from each other.
The day encouraged reminiscence and connection, as residents chatted merrily about memories associated with different fruits – from lunchbox apples to purple-tinged hands from snacking on berries in summer.
Aside from a fun way to spend an afternoon, the activity also underscored the benefits of consuming antioxidants found in fruit to support brain health and the necessity of sensory activities for people living with dementia.
Activities like this are tailored to meet the unique needs of residents in our Memory Support Units. Creating meaningful moments, they allow those in the MSU to feel more connected to both others and themselves.
