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Best Gift Ideas for your Elderly Relatives
Often times, regretfully, we do not spend enough time with the elderly in our homes, or visit those who are in nursing homes due to our demanding schedules. However, there are other ways to show the elderlies in our life the appreciation and love that we have for them. Here are just a few gift ideas that would allow you to convey those feelings and enhance their lives.
1. Service Subscription
Book or magazine subscriptions are a fantastic way to brighten up the lives of the elderly with their topics of interests - sewing, gardening, current events, famous people, etc. Not only would this help them keep up with the latest in its field, it excites them mentally and emotionally as well. Other than book subscriptions, signing up on a subscription for healthy food catering would be excellent. Nothing says “I love you” more than a good healthy meal, so why not sign them up for a healthy food catering subscription? And just think, every time they receive their subscriptions, they would be thinking of you with a smile on their faces.
2. Beauty Treatments & Home Cleaning
When the luxury of time presents itself, sending or even joining them for some pampering like a massage, manicure/pedicure or even a haircut is a great treat for them and yourself. Spending quality time together and enjoy being groomed by someone else would certainly be the highlight of their day. Alternatively, you may engage a home cleaning service to help take the burden off our elderlies. It would also be safer for them and a peace of mind for us as the cleaners would be able to reach higher areas or clean places like the bathroom safely.
3. Hard Copy Photo Book
A picture is worth a thousand words and this is most certainly the case. Gathering up and printing out pictures snapped throughout the years, and binding it to a hard copy photo book holds sentimental value. Although we live in a tech savvy era and many elderlies are sufficiently tech proficient, they would still appreciate a hard copy photo book as it was made specially for them and they can flip through and walk down memory lane through photos you have collated.
4. Support Equipments
Being mobile gives the elderly a sense of freedom. As we age, we tend to get less steady as we walk. One of the best ways to show our appreciation to the elderly is to give that sense of stability and confidence as they walk, for example a walking frame - the four-legged frame will aid them in their daily lives around the house or out and about. If frequent rests are required, the Ta-Da Chair is great as a walking stick and it also transforms into a seat for rest. Gifting them a wheelchair would also be good for those who are immobile. It allows them to move around and go about their day as independently as possible. Also, it is also a great way to spend time with the family on outings. To make sure that they are comfortable sitting on a wheelchair for long hours, a wheelchair cushion like the BackJoy Care: Comfort Tech is great as a back support and increases comfort.
