There are so many great classic novels to read, this article is just a random sampling of a few off that list. You can choose what appeals to you or do an online search for the best classics and you will have literally hundreds to choose from. Reading is a great pastime for both caregivers and elderly loved ones.
Reading is a great relaxing technique as well as a way to keep the brain exercised and in good shape. Reading is a good way to learn new things and keep your vocabulary and word recall sharp. Help your elderly loved one by always supplying them with a good variety of books to read. If they need some help reading, get books in large print, supply them with a page-size magnifying glass, or get someone to read to them. Family members can take turns reading or a caregiver from home care for the elderly can spend some time each day reading to them.
Here are just a few of the benefits of reading every day:
- Great method for stress reduction
- Increases your knowledge and wisdom
- Super method for mental stimulation, keeps brain healthy and strong
- Improves your memory and keeps it sharp longer
- Helps forge new brain pathways and lends strength to existing one
- Stabilizes your moods
- Improves your concentration and focus; increases your productivity
- Improves your writing skills as well as analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- It is practically free entertainment. It’s one of the cheapest, easiest and most effective brain enhancer and form of entertainment.
The following list doesn’t provide details on each book because they are so readily available online. Many of these titles will sound familiar. After all, they are classics.
- Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift.
- Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
- Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes.
- Emma by Jane Austen.
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
- The Count of Monte Christo by Alexandre Dumas
- David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
- Moby Dick by Herman Melville
- Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
- Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
- The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The caregivers at Great Care are available to talk with you and your family about all of your home care needs. Great Care is an elder care agency providing quality and affordable elder care in Avon, IN and the surrounding areas. Call (317) 595-9933 for more information.
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