Assisting+the+Elderly

= Assisting the Elderly =

Offering to spend time with an elderly person can be a very rewarding and thoughtful way to give back to your community. Here are some ideas of ways that you could help out an elderly person living on their own or in an assisted living residence:

__From Home:__
 * Make cookies, desserts or some other dish
 * Make center pieces for dinner table or special events
 * Make holiday cards
 * Make birthday cards
 * Build a birdhouse for an assisted living home

__In Person:__
 * Write an elderly person a note
 * Play a board game or card game that they know how to play - or let them teach you a new game they know!
 * Read a magazine, newspaper or book with an elderly person
 * Try pet therapy! Ask the nursing home if you can bring your pet in to visit with the senior citizens
 * Put on a performance - try a skit, play, play an instrument or sing a song!
 * Sing Christmas Carols around the holiday season
 * Interview a senior citizen and report back to your class

Find a local assisted living residence:

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