With the Covid pandemic and many other illnesses going around, many senior citizens are staying home the majority of the time. If this is the case for your elderly loved one, it may be a good idea to get them doing some fun at-home activities. There are many different activities that fall into this category. If your elderly loved one doesn’t really like to do many activities on their own, you could hire home care assistance providers to spend time with them.
Sketching or Coloring
Your elderly loved one could really benefit from sketching or coloring. Not only are these activities great for the mind, but they also help to relieve stress and boredom. There are numerous ways that your elderly loved one can color including online coloring pages, coloring books, or coloring free-hand. They can sketch on books that you or a home care assistance provider get for them, too.
Knitting or Sewing
Your elderly loved one could be less bored if they picked up a hobby such as knitting or sewing. These types of activities take quite a while to do. Some of the projects can take days or even months, depending on what they are working on. If your elderly loved one doesn’t even have basic knowledge of these activities, that is okay. You or a home care provider can always look up basic instructional videos online. Your elderly loved one can learn the techniques that way or you can get someone to teach them.
Writing Stories or Poems
Is your elderly loved one fairly good with their words? If so, you or a home care assistance provider may want to encourage them to write stories or poems. They can write about real things that have happened in their life or made-up stories. If they like writing lyrics or poems, they may want to make a book of poems or songs. If your elderly loved one enjoys writing and they want to learn more writing skills or techniques, there are many free online classes they can take. You or an elder care provider can find the websites where they can take these classes.
Conclusion
If your elderly loved one needs some fun activities to do at home, the activities noted above are enjoyable. If they don’t necessarily have much fun when someone else isn’t around, you or an elderly care provider can do the activities with them. If you don’t want to do those activities, maybe your elderly loved one would still enjoy doing them, if someone was at least around during the time of the activity – more for companionship.
Sources
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/participating-activities-you-enjoy
If you or an aging loved one is considering home care assistance in Turlock, CA, please contact the caring staff at Provident Care Home Care today at (209) 578-1210.
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