How to Make Visits with Your Elderly Loved One the Best for Everyone Involved

Visits with your elderly loved one don't need to be awkward or stilted for anyone who loves her. With a little bit of planning, you can help to make every visit wonderful for everyone involved.
Incorporate Your Loved One's Interests Your elderly loved one had quite a full life for a long time and she's got plenty of interests. So when it comes to setting up visits with other family members, friends, and neighbors, tie into those interests. Talk to your loved one and ask her what she'd enjoy doing with visitors. She might want to share family recipes with someone in the family who loves to cook or perhaps she'd just like to share quiet time together. It may depend for her on her visitor.
It's All about Time Together More important than what your loved one and her visitors do together, it's about being able to spend that time with each other. You can do your best to ensure that the time spent is quality time. Make sure that there's not too much noise for your loved one to hear and to be heard, for example, or look for activities that work well for someone who has mobility issues.
Share Family History One activity that almost everyone should enjoy with your elderly loved one is hearing about family history. The stories and the adventures that happened before you were a part of your loved one's life are bound to fade from family lore eventually. Sharing those stories with younger generations helps to keep them alive much longer.
Help Your Loved One Feel Remembered Your loved one may be afraid that she's one of the bits of family history that is destined to be forgotten. Setting up regular visits with other family members can help your elderly loved one to let go of that fear. Even if other family members live far away, a phone call, letter, or a card can go a long way toward helping her to feel that she's loved and still part of everyone's life. An elderly care provider can help you to set up her schedule so that she has visitors without feeling overwhelmed.
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