24-Hour Home Care: Make Holidays Special For a Senior From a Distance
If you are far away from your senior loved one and you won’t be able to spend the holidays with them this year you’re not alone. Travel delays and other concerns have made it even tougher to try and travel during the holiday season. But even though you can’t be there in person you can still add some holiday sparkle to the holidays for your senior loved one and make sure that they are not alone or lonely during the holiday season. 24-hour home care aides can step in to help them through these times.
Some of the things you can do from a distance or their 24-hour home care providers to brighten the holidays for a senior parent include:
Video Chat
24-Hour Home Care Madera CA – 24-Hour Home Care: Make Holidays Special For a Senior From a Distance
Video chatting has never been easier, and video chatting is a great way to connect with your senior oved ones. Being able to see your loved ones on screen isn’t quite as satisfying as being able to spend time with them in person but it’s a good option when traveling just isn’t possible. If your senior loved one has trouble using a smart phone or video device a 24-hour home care provider can help set up a home video speaker or a smart phone or tablet that so that you can video chat with your senior loved one.
Send Meaningful Gifts
A thoughtful holiday gift is something that your senior parents will treasure. Instead of just sending a generic gift if you know that you can’t be with your senior loved one in person this year take the time to create a meaningful gift. You could have old home movies switched to digital so that you can share them. Or make a scrapbook of family holiday photos for your senior loved one. You also can send helpful gifts like gift cards for things like grocery delivery or 24-hour home care or lawn care services in the summer. Anything that will make life a little easier for your senior parents who are far away.
Keep Up Holiday Traditions
You can still participate in beloved holiday traditions even though you can’t be there in person. If you normally listen to holiday music while you cook a holiday meal or watch a particular movie on a certain holiday you can still do that with your senior loved ones thanks to the magic of video. There are services that allow people who are far away from each other to watch a movie at the same time connected by video that you can use to watch holiday movies together. A 24-hour home care provider can help your senior parents get connected. You can also share playlists of holiday music to enjoy with your senior loved ones.
Share Your Family Traditions
Food is an essential part of holiday celebrations. You can still enjoy the dishes and treats that you love with your senior loved ones by preparing them ahead of them and shipping them. Make some holiday cookies or those brownies that your mom always made or other traditional holiday foods and ship them to your senior loved ones so that will be able to have those familiar family treats this year even though you are far apart.
If you or an aging loved one are considering 24-Hour Home Care Services in Madera CA, please contact the caring staff at Everlight Home Care today. Call us at 559-353-2847.
This combination of experiences has afforded Gina a unique view of the needs of the aging and the disabled and how to best serve those needs in a home setting.
Gina’s Central Valley roots run deep. She earned her BA degree from Fresno State in 1993 and has lived and worked in Fresno for the past 20 years. In addition to raising her family in Fresno, she is actively involved in her local church and is a volunteer for various local community organizations.
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