Indoor Activities To Brighten Your Day
The winter keeps most of us indoors. Rain, ice and shorter days of sunlight encourage us to bundle up, if we can, and stay inside. But that doesn’t sound like much fun when you’ve got nothing to do.
Here are some indoor entertainment options for caregivers to consider. Some of them can be shared with the senior loved one you are taking care of or other family members. Others can be solo activities you can do when you’ve got time. All of them, whether articles or videos, are designed to provide information and hope for everyone.
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Inspiring Senior Olympics
These older adults all have something in common – they’re amazing athletes! They’re all over age 50 and are ready for the annual National Senior Games, sometimes called the Senior Olympics. Their athletic abilities and dedication to training are remarkable for people of any age. Here are four we found especially inspiring.
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Seniors 90+ Talk to 60 Minutes
People over the age of 90 are now the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population. This group is affectionately called “the oldest old.” The goal of a research study known as “90+” is to find out how these folks made it to 90 and beyond. 60 Minutes covered this study in a recent TV segment.
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Funny Thing About Aging
Being a caregiver isn’t easy but these Under Cardiac Arrest cartoons will make you laugh at yourself. They also poke fun of our fears about aging in a light-hearted way. According to the author humor helped him release some of the stress he was experiencing as a caregiver.
To view the cartoons, click here.
J. Dietrich Stroeh is author of Three Months: A Caregiving Journey from Heartbreak to Healing (FolkHeart Press) and three free e-books. For more information, click here.
