Is your elderly loved one getting bored staying at home? Whether they are at home because they don’t have many places to go or they are trying to stay healthy, they don’t have to be bored all the time. In fact, there are many great online activities for the elderly. These activities can stimulate their mind and allow them to have fun at the same time. You and your elderly loved one’s senior care providers can encourage them to do these online activities regularly.  

Playing Games 

Does your elderly loved one enjoy crossword puzzles, sudoku, checkers, mahjongg, chess, solitaire, or other similar games? If so, you can get these games for them to play with you or their senior care providers. However, if nobody is around to play these games with your elderly loved one, you can set them up with websites where they can play these games, too. They can play against other people online or the computer bots.  

Getting on Social Networks  

Another great online activity for your elderly loved one is social networking. The social network platforms will give your elderly loved one the chance to talk to their friends and families. There are also safe ways they can make new friends who enjoy similar things. You or a senior care provider can set your elderly loved one up with Facebook, Instagram, and other social network sites. If your elderly loved one has been feeling lonely, social networking can help them to feel more connected.  

Writing a Blog  

Does your elderly loved one enjoy writing? If so, they can start their own blog. There are many websites, such as WordPress, that allow people to create free blogs. Maybe your elderly loved one enjoys cooking or crocheting. They can write a blog about these things. Maybe they like to tell stories about things that happened in their life. If that is the case, they can share these stories with the world if they choose to do so.   

Taking an Online Course 

Learning is always a great activity for everyone. In addition, research shows that learning can help to keep a senior citizen’s mind more active. There are so many free websites that offer courses online. Your elderly loved one could take a course on crystals, crocheting, coding, or pretty much anything they wish.  

Conclusion 

If you would like to help your elderly loved one feel less bored, less lonely, or just help them to have a good time, these online activities can help. You or the senior care providers that care for your loved one can help them get set up with these activities. 

If you or an aging loved one are considering hiring Senior Care in Simpsonville, SC, contact Heart of the Carolinas Home Care at 864-991-3116.  Providing Home Care Services in Greenville, Simpsonville, Greer, Anderson, Spartanburg, Mauldin, Seneca, Laurens, Charleston, Columbia and the surrounding areas. 

Sources 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5312603/ 

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Edward Harrison

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Edward Harrison founded the Heart of the Carolinas Homecare in 2007 when he saw there was a need for caregivers that provide non-medical home care services, at a price that most people could afford. It was standard in the industry to require hourly minimums and it was common to be assigned a caregiver, not matched with one based on your individual personal needs. Edward understood that to make a successful relationship between caregiver and client, skills were not enough, personality and compatibility plays as much a role as do skills.

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