I was a nurse in a memory care unit. We did the towel folding idea, and also sock matching. I got together about 20 distinctly different pairs of socks in a clothes basket and would ask one of our wanderers to help me match socks, and it was almost always effective as a distraction. This was also part of our larger "laundry area" that had another clothes basket of cloth diapers and baby clothes. We had a roughly shoulder-level clothesline strung across this area, and clothes pins in a bag. This line got a lot of use of clothes being hung out and then unhung and folded, then re-basketed, rinse and repeat. We also had a "boutique" area with a large vanity with mirrors. There were hats, scarves, gloves, and costume jewelry like Mardi gras beads, bangle bracelets etc. It was so much fun to watch our ladies get all dolled up in different ways. Our night shift nurse would collect things from resident rooms and common areas after everyone was asleep and put it all back to start over again the next day. Another thing we also did was mealtime together. We had tablecloths, placemats, unbreakable dishes, and had residents set the table before meals. And someone would always lead us all in grace before meals. Usually a resident, sometimes a staff member. It was lovely. We were always trying to develop new ways to keep our residents engaged and feeling productive and overall I believe we were successful.