Fun New Year Activities For Seniors

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Fun New Year Activities For Seniors
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Many families take advantage of the arrival of a
new year to plan fun activities. Older people
sometimes lack the stamina to participate fully
in recreational past-times everyone enjoyed
during previous years, but they still appreciate
inclusion. Numerous leisure events permit younger
people and seniors to share valuable time. In
deciding upon shared activities, it makes sense
to gear your plans towards an older person's
circumstances. For instance, if a senior tires
easily or suffers from stress, opt for shorter
visits in quiet settings. It also proves helpful
to remain flexible in your scheduling, so that
you can either cut an activity period short if an
older person appears exhausted or extend your
time together if the senior makes that request.
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Planning Fun Activities Together
Probably the easiest way to begin arranging for
some shared fun activities involves meeting with
the older person to request their input. Some
seniors will produce a list of activities they
would like to undertake. If they can't think of
anything immediately, question them gently about
their preferences. You might consider some of
these ideas
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• Would you like to share a meal?
• How about going to see a film?
• Would you enjoy attending a party?
• Do you feel able to attend arts and crafts
  classes?
• Would you like to attend religious services
  
• together?
• Would you like to spend some time visiting a
• museum or art gallery?

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Setting Appointments
By tailoring your suggestions towards activities
an older person enjoys, you can then proceed to
make definite plans. For instance, the senior may
want to eat at a specific restaurant or may wish
to spend time visiting a particular garden or
cultural exhibit. During the planning process,
always remain patient. Many older people suffer
memory lapses. Seniors usually appreciate having
fun activities written down on an appointment
calendar or schedule planner.
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Quality Time
The ability to spend quality time together,
rather than the specific activity itself, should
remain the focus for planning. For example, you
may discover that an older person at the last
minute fears venturing outdoors in bad weather.
In that situation, by remaining flexible and
spending your time doing alternate activities
together, such as chatting or watching videos at
home, you'll still enjoy memorable happy shared
moments.
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Attention Matters
Many seniors suffer from profound loneliness. As
people age, they tend to lose role models, loved
ones, friends and acquaintances over the course
of years. They also sometimes suffer devastating
losses of independence. By spending high
quality time with older people, families reassure
seniors emotionally. Time spend sharing fun
activities contribute to the happiness of many
elderly people on several levels.
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