If your senior parent is aging in place and spends most of their time at home, they could be getting bored. Seniors need to have a sense of purpose and a sense of excitement to keep them going, even if they love being at home. Trying new activities and new hobbies can keep your mom or dad engaged and give them a sense of direction and purpose. If your senior parent is getting bored at home, they can also benefit from companion care at home services.
With companion care at home your mom or dad will have regular visits from a companion who can hang out with them, share meals with them, and help them try new hobbies like:
Genealogy and Family History
If your senior parent has always been curious about their family history they can try the hobby of genealogy. There are lots of online sources and tools they can use to look up family history and find out where their ancestors came from.
Using that information, they can write down a family history and create a family album that contains the photos and stories of prominent members of the family. That’s something that the whole family can enjoy.
Bird Watching
Bird watching is a great hobby for seniors. It can be done at home and in the neighborhood and it can be very relaxing. A companion can help your mom or dad put up bird feeders in the yard to attract different types of birds. Your senior parent can keep a journal of the different birds that visit or try to get photos of them so they can create a visual record.
Digital Photography
Learning photography is something a lot of seniors enjoy. And it can be very cognitively stimulating for seniors to learn about composition, lighting, and editing. The skills used for photography and editing also can help seniors maintain good manual dexterity and grip strength.
Your mom or dad can take online courses or use online tutorials to learn the basics of digital photography. And they can use online editing software and tools to enhance and share their photos. They may even develop a social media following for their work.
Gardening
There are lots of ways that seniors can enjoy gardening without a lot of physical labor. Indoor gardens or container gardening gives seniors the benefits of gardening without excessive labor. Seniors can cultivate indoor plants, flowers, or vegetables in containers indoors or use their patio space for raised container gardening.
Painting and Drawing
Painting and drawing are great hobbies for seniors. Using their hands can help seniors manage stress as well as help them maintain flexibility and dexterity. There are cognitive benefits to drawing and creating art too.
Your mom or dad may discover they have a real talent for art. They can start a social media account to display their work and connect with other artists. Your mom or dad could even become a popular local artist and sell some of their work.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Companion Care at Home Services in Hernando TN, please get in touch with the caring staff at Senior Solutions Home Care. (901) 300-8576
Senior Solutions Home Care is a Trusted Home Care Agency serving Memphis, Germantown, Collierville, Lakeland, Hernando, Olive Branch, Arlington, Atoka, Southaven, Bartlett, Marion, Shelby County, and surrounding areas.
Over the years, we have expanded, providing service in all 95 counties throughout Tennessee, and we now have a growing presence in Georgia.
Senior Solutions is recognized as a top 5% independent agency and a three-time Inc. 5000 honoree in 2018, 2019, and 2020. These types of awards matter to us because they show growth in our goal of eventually touching a million lives. We’re excited to continue that growth and to touch even more families with our commitment to quality care!
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