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Make This Valentine’s Day Special for Your Senior

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Senior Care Davis CAValentine’s Day is a day to celebrate all kinds of love, and it’s a great time to do something special with your elderly loved one. Even if your senior requires elderly care at home, you’ll still find plenty of great activities and ideas you can use to make the day special. Here’s a look some great tips, from celebration ideas to gift ideas, that will make this day of love a hit with your senior.

Plan a Family Gathering

Even if your elderly loved one no longer has a spouse living, the love of family should be celebrated. It’s always great for seniors to spend time with friends and family members, and Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to plan a family gathering. Make your senior the guest of honor at the gathering, serving his or her favorite dishes. Have everyone in the family make some special valentines for your loved one as well to make the gathering even more special. You can even have your in-home care providers get involved in all the fun.

Shower Your Loved One with Gifts

Valentine’s Day is a great time to shower your loved one with gifts, and you don’t need to limit yourself to flowers or candy. For a senior woman, a beautiful planter full of flowering plants is a beautiful gift idea that will bring joy for a long time. A senior man may appreciate a pair of cozy house slippers or a new book to enjoy. Think of what your loved one enjoys and find a unique gift that will bring some joy on Valentine’s Day.

Enjoy Some Fun Games and Activities

Of course, some games and activities offer a great way to take your Valentine’s Day celebration to the next level. One fun activity idea is to make some homemade valentines together. You could also make some beautiful roses with tissue paper and pipe cleaners for the stems.

If you’re having a larger gathering, Candy Heart Bingo is the perfect game to ensure everyone has a big time. Use construction paper to make your own bingo cards, using a heart for the center free space. Open a box of candy hearts, using sayings on the hearts to create the spaces on the boards. Make sure all the boards are different. Place the sayings you’ve used in a dish so the bingo caller can use them.

Even if Valentine’s Day is difficult for your senior, you can use these ideas to make the day a happy, special time. Enlist the help of your elderly care professional and create a day of fun and love that they’ll enjoy.

If you or an aging loved one needs senior care in Davis, CA, remember Senior Home Care Services. Call us at (916) 514-7006 for more information.

Jay Bloodsworth

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