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25 Things to Do While Visiting Your Older Adult
Reprinted with permission from the Greater Iowa Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association
Posted August 3rd, 2007
- Talk about what you both have been up to since your last visit.
- Bring photos of family and friends from days gone by or recent snapshots.
- Create a photo album, framed photograph collection, or poster to hang up.
- Make a special scrapbook celebrating your older adult's lifetime.
- Write or tape your older adult's autobiography - give copies to the family.
- Share your own favorite stories and memories.
- Bring vacation photos, souvenirs, postcards, maps, and tales of your travels.
- Read newspapers and magazines aloud to keep your older adult "in touch."
- Look at magazines that have a lot of large colorful pictures.
- Read religious or inspirational articles, magazines, or books.
- Subscribe to your older adult's hometown newspaper and bring it along.
- Read letters from family and friends.
- Listen to messages from family or friends recorded on a cassette tape.
- Bring videotaped greetings from family and friends.
- Help your older adult writer letters/cards to people.
- Find a pen pal and help your older adult correspond with his new friend.
- Create a poster or mobile from pictures cut from magazines.
- Teach your older adult to play a simple instrument.
- Bring things related to the season or upcoming holiday to do and talk about.
- Enjoy a cup of favorite beverage that you've brought in your thermos.
- Bring the musical instrument you play and give your older adult a private concert.
- Sing, hum, or whistle together.
- Have an indoor picnic with your older adult's favorite picnic foods.
- Play "Name That Tune" with records, tapes, or music on the radio.
- Listen to music.
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