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Simple and small activities to keep seniors engaged at home by caregivers


Home is sweet home always and that's how seniors like it.  Elders do not like to leave the comfort of their home. Even when they are ailing or infirm, they prefer to stay in their familiar and secure surroundings. To take care of such home-bound seniors, it is best to employ caregivers for elders. Healthabove60 is one such reputed agency which provides senior care at home and home care nursing in Chennai. One can enlist trusted caregivers in Chennai from this reliable provider to offer nursing care at home for elders.
The role of caregivers for elders
Caregivers for elders need to do much more than offer than timely food and medication. They must assist them in their activities of daily living like brushing, bathing, grooming, dressing etc. They have to attend to their hygiene and sanitation and also provide clinical support. Over and above all this, caregivers for elders  must keep them engaged socially to fight depression and loneliness. This requires keeping them busy with simple activities to keep boredom at bay.
Here is a list of activities that caregivers can make elders engage in while providing senior care at home.
Simple Activities that caregivers can engage elders in while providing senior care at home
Walking
Caregivers can take elders for a walk around the house or outside in the garden. Walking gives seniors the physical exercise they need. it improves their metabolism, blood circulation and cognitive ability. It keeps them occupied and relieved of stress. Walking is a great cardio-workout that caregivers for elders can safely engage them in within their home premises.
Reading
Another activity that can be introduced as part of senior care at home is reading. Caregivers can encourage elders to read books, periodicals or newspapers. Tech-savvy elders can make use of eBook reading devices to read effortlessly. If seniors have a vision problem, caregivers can read to elders at least for an hour each day. Reading keeps seniors above 60 aware and informed about world affairs.
Writing letters
Many seniors feel that they have lost touch with their loved ones. Why not help them renew contacts by encouraging them to write letters? Caregivers can type out the letters dictated by the elders on the computer or write them by hand.
Board Games
Social interaction is a must for elders. Caregivers can organize group games along with other family members for elders at least once a week on weekends. Board games like Ludo, Snakes and ladders or Monopoly are fun and engaging for elders.
Listening to music
Music has the power of calming the mind and elders need it more than others. Seniors above 60 can be encouraged to listen to their favourite music to relax and alleviate stress. Music helps seniors cope with depression and anxiety by driving away their lonely feelings.
 Hobbies and Crafts
Some elders might have ailments that need senior care at home but might be still able to pursue some hobbies and crafts. For instance, some elderly women like to sew, stitch or crochet. Painting is a passion for some and pottery or sculpture for some others. Baking, cooking or gardening might inspire some elders Caregivers can help elders revive these passions by showing interest and assisting them in these activities. Motivating elders to pursue such hobbies and crafts keeps them not only busy but makes them feel useful or productive.
Household chores
Seniors always have a childish attachment to their home and things. When they grow old, they miss doing their household chores as this makes them feel detached from home. Caregivers can encourage elders to do simple chore at home, taking care to see that they are not unduly burdened. Drying or folding clothes, stacking dishes or making their own bed could be some such tasks.
Senior care at home involves caring for elders and engaging them in activities to keep them active and healthy. Healthabove60 offers caregivers for elders who realize this and care for seniors as their own.

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