Elder Care in St. Petersburg FL
Brain health is extremely important for your elderly family member. Finding the right games that she enjoys is entirely possible with he huge variety of brain-engaging games available.
Crossword Puzzles and Scrabble
Scrabble and crossword puzzles have a lot in common. They both use words to keep your senior thinking and solving problems. Crossword puzzles are available in all sorts of levels, so your elderly family member doesn’t have to only try intimidating and difficult ones in order to work her brain.
Sudoku
Sudoku is like a crossword puzzle for your senior that uses numbers. If your elderly family member enjoys playing with numbers in other ways, then Sudoku might be an excellent choice. These games are also available in easy to difficult ranges, so that your senior doesn’t have to be too frustrated as she plays.
Card Games
All sorts of card games are excellent for the brain. First of all, your senior has to remember the rules for whatever game she’s playing. Second, there are patterns and calculations involved in most card games, even Solitaire. These all cause your senior to problem-solve and to work her brain.
Board Games
Board games also have rules your senior needs to remember as she plays. Various different games have all sorts of requirements and little things to remember, which can allow your senior to have fun as she plays. Board games can include everything from chess to Monopoly, with a whole lot of range in between.
Jigsaw Puzzles
Most people don’t think about jigsaw puzzles as being a brain game, but they truly are. They challenge your senior’s spatial abilities and abilities to match patterns. There’s the overall pattern of the big picture the puzzle creates, but there are also smaller patterns in the shapes of the puzzle pieces. This is another type of game that has both easy versions and more difficult versions.
Online Games and Video Games
Video games, online gaming, and portable games on a smartphone or tablet are all great options, too. There is a huge variety of games from pattern matching to role-playing games and all of them can keep your senior’s brain active and engaged. They can also be a lot of fun for her to play with family members who live far away.
If your senior has been resistant to having extra help, hiring elder care providers for companionship and as a friend to play games with might be a way to get a foot in the door with that solution.
If You Or An Aging Loved One Are Considering Hiring Elder Care in St. Petersburg, FL, Please Contact The Caring Staff At Assisting Hands Home Care Today! 727-748-4211.
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Becky Moultrie is Owner and Administrator of Assisting Hands Home Care Serving Pinellas. Guided by a motto to Do Good with Love, she’s well positioned to do just that at Assisting Hands. She has a passion for helping families keep seniors and those who are diabled happy and healthy at home. She serves on a number of boards in Pinellas County including the Pinellas Park Gateway Chamber and Better Living Seniors (BLS), leading the Membership Committee. Annually, she hosts a Silver Santa Party, collecting donations for nearly 100 low income seniors in the county. She attends Blessed Sacrament Church, Seminole where she is an Ascribed Member of the Rosminian Order. When not busy Doing Good in the community, Becky is at home with her husband David & their 4 children, tending to their beehives and digging in the garden.
