November 24, 2009

Carol Carbutti The Owner Of Comfort Keepers In Wallingford, CT Has Some Holiday Activities For Our Healthy Aging In-Home Elderly Senior Citizens and Their Family Caregivers

By Carol Carbutti

During the holidays, our elderly seniors often experience feelings of isolation and loneliness, so it is important to keep them active and involved. Family caregivers and homecare companions should try to include retired seniors in the family holiday preparations and activities.

Cook a favorite meal together. Prepare a dish that your senior parent loved as a child or once prepared as a holiday tradition. Involving an aging parent in the process, instead of making it for them, allows them to feel helpful and needed.

Make a family cookbook. You and your healthy aging mom can organize recipes that have been stashed away or you can hunt down some of your senior parents favorite recipes from your older family members. This can also help you prepare dishes they will be comfortable with and will truly enjoy.

Drive to see the beautiful holiday lights. Taking a senior loved one - especially a senior who can no longer drive – for a ride, will be a delightful experience for all.  In some towns they light up public parks with beautiful Christmas lights starting on the eve of Thanksgiving.  For a small donation, you can drive through and put on some holiday music in the car.  Many of the parks have a radio station reserved with Christmas music for you to listen to as you drive around to look at the lights.

Watch old family movies together.  After your Thanksgiving Dinner you can find some older movies to watch with your senior parents.  They might really enjoy watching holiday classics like “Miracle on 34th Street” or “It’s a Wonderful Life” with their children and grandchildren.

Play a favorite board game. It is important to encourage our seniors to engage their minds by playing games or working on puzzles. Interaction is important for the elderly, especially during the busy holidays.

Take a walk down memory lane. Holidays bring back memories, and senior parents often find great joy in having someone show interest in them and their past. Whether it’s looking through photo albums or just sharing stories, you can help the senior in your life feel loved and involved with this stroll down memory lane.

Address holiday cards. Sending holiday cards is a wonderful way to keep in touch with family and friends. Holiday cards are simple and thoughtful gestures that can help your parents and other seniors to stay in contact with people they might not otherwise keep up with.

Encourage Elderly Seniors to spend time with friends and neighbors. During the upcoming season, encourage the senior in your life to get together with their retired friends, family and neighbors for holiday craft sales at your local senior center and other small town village festivities.

Bake holiday treats. The holidays are filled with wonderful traditions, especially traditions that can be tasted. Most healthy aging seniors have holiday favorites from when they were kids or from family reunions. Find your senior parents favorite recipe and help bring some holiday cheer to their home and heart.

If you live far away from your at-home elderly parents and cannot be with them for the full holiday season, try encouraging them to join a senior group in their area or check with a local homemaking and caregiving service for a little extra healthy interactive care. Issues stemming from Long, cold winters and the holiday season often bring depression and isolation, so it is important that our aging seniors feel connected and active.

Comfort Keepers has over 550 independently owned and operated offices worldwide.

 

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