Activities will keep a senior busy and productive. There are many that you can choose to do with your senior that the senior will enjoy doing, and will be good for them mentally and physically. How do you know what type of senior care activities to choose for your senior?

Choosing senior care activities:

• Going for walk can be done with senior care provider and is excellent for any senior. A senior care provider will be there for the senior when they are walking. If your senior is on a walker or a cane, then the caregiver can be there for security. Walking in the fresh air will not only be healthy for your senior, but also give the senior a chance to be social with other people. A professional senior care provider will know when the senior is getting tired and needs to take a break. The senior care provide will see how the senior is breathing and monitor the breathing as the senior walks. This is an excellent activity.
• Socializing is a great activity for a senior. A senior care provider will be able to take the senior to homes of friends or church events. This will allow the senior to visit and socialize with other people. This will keep them from being depressed and also keep the senior from just spending their time sitting in the house.
• Swimming is an excellent activity for a senior. Aquatic therapy allows a senior to exercise without any pressure on joints. Many seniors suffer with arthritis and swimming can also be a great way to relieve pain with arthritis. There are many programs and centers that offer senior aquatic classes. The senior care provider will be able to assist the senior to the class, help the senior get dressed and even help the senior in and out of the pool. The swimming class will also give the senior a chance to be around other people, so socializing will be able to be done with the swimming activity.

There are many advantages of having a professional senior care provider help a senior with activities. Staying active yields great health benefits! Get your senior involved with a senior care activity for a happy healthy senior. You will see a difference in your senior with this type of fun engagement.

The caregivers at Great Care are available to talk with you and your family about all of your senior care needs. Great Care is an elder care agency providing quality and affordable senior care in Zionsville, IN and the surrounding areas. Call (317) 595-9933 for more information.