Random acts of kindness are a great way to make someone’s day, especially if that person is your senior. Random Acts of Kindness Day happens every year on February 17. Here are some ideas that you can use to brainstorm other ways that you can do something kind for your elderly family member anytime.
Find a Task that’s Becoming Difficult for Her and Handle It
Lots of the tasks that your senior is used to handling on her own do become more difficult as she ages. This can be difficult for your senior to admit, too. As a random act of kindness, look at what tasks are becoming more difficult for your senior and find ways to handle those for her in a way that protects her dignity and allows her to have what she needs. One good way to do this, especially for recurring tasks, is to hire elderly care providers.
Make a Favorite Meal or Snack for Your Senior
Food is love, especially for some people. Show your senior that you love her by making some of her favorite foods. If she has dietary restrictions, see if you can find a way to recreate the taste but still adhere to her dietary needs. That can take a little bit of effort, but it’s worth it to try. And what a great surprise for your senior if you succeed.
Start a Garden Together
Doing something that will pay off now and in the future is always fun, too. Try starting a garden with your senior. It can be a small container garden on her patio or it might be a patch in the back yard. Whatever you try, include either vegetables and herbs your senior loves to eat or flowers that she loves to see. This is something that can help her to move more and that can help her to enjoy life more in general.
Look for Ways to Volunteer Together
Does your senior want to share some of the random kindness? That is a great thing for you to do together! Look for ways to volunteer together in your community. There are so many different options, so even if your senior’s mobility is limited, there are ways to give back that are big.
Random acts of kindness can be a lot of fun to plan and to implement for your senior. Look for ways to help her that truly meet her needs.
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