If you’re worried that your senior parent may be bored and lonely this summer when the weather is hot, get them companion care at home. With companion care at home, your parent can stay in their air conditioned home and get the social interaction they need to be happy and healthy.
When the weather is hot, your parent may not be able to safely leave the house to go shopping, run errands, or do other tasks that usually give them some valuable social interaction. If you’re working or taking care of your kids and you can’t get to your parent’s house every day during the summer, a companion can.
With companion care at home, your parent can enjoy social interaction with a companion who visits them at home so they don’t have to leave their house. Getting companion visits can help your parent stay happy, engaged, and socially connected all summer when it’s too hot to leave the house.
What Is Companion Care At Home?
Companion care at home is a type of home care for seniors that focuses on social interaction. A companion visits your parent at home to do fun social activities with them like:
Put Together Puzzles
Working on puzzles is a relaxing activity that naturally encourages conversation. Puzzles are also great for helping your parent use their cognitive skills and keeping them strong.
Your parent and a companion can chat about favorite summer memories, family traditions, vacations, or current events. And finishing a puzzle will give your parent a sense of pride and
accomplishment.
Play Board Games or Card Games
Classic games are an excellent way to spend quality time together. Board games and card games encourage friendly competition while creating opportunities for laughter and conversation. Games like checkers, dominoes, Uno, Scrabble, Yahtzee, or simple card games can be adapted to your parent’s interests and abilities.
If your parent has a favorite game they’ve enjoyed for years, playing it with a companion can bring back happy memories and make each visit something they look forward to.
Playing board and card games is a great way for seniors to get social engagement and do something that strengthens their cognitive skills.
Read Together and Share Stories
Reading doesn’t always have to be a solitary activity. A home care provider can read aloud from a favorite novel, magazine, newspaper, devotional, or collection of short stories while your parent listens comfortably.
After reading, they can discuss the story, talk about favorite characters, or compare it to real-life experiences. If your parent enjoys reading independently, they can even read the same book together over several visits and discuss each chapter like a small book club.
Listen to Music
Listening to or playing music has been shown to significantly help seniors retain their cognitive skills. Listening to favorite songs from your parent’s younger years can sparks conversations about special memories, family celebrations, dances, concerts, or important moments in life.
A companion can create a playlist filled with your parent’s favorite artists or musical styles and spend time listening together. Singing along, discussing song lyrics, or simply enjoying familiar melodies can make an ordinary afternoon feel special.
Make Simple Crafts Together
Creative activities give your parent another enjoyable way to spend time with their companion. Many crafts require only basic supplies and can be adapted to match your parent’s interests and
abilities.
Seniors often enjoy working on simple crafts because they are low-pressure tasks that are fun and provide a sense of purpose and accomplishment.
They might decorate greeting cards, paint small wooden decorations, create seasonal summer crafts, color detailed coloring pages, make scrapbook pages, or work on simple knitting or crochet projects if your parent enjoys those hobbies.
Solve Word Games and Brain Teasers
Many seniors enjoy activities that challenge their minds while providing opportunities for conversation. Crossword puzzles, word searches, trivia questions, anagrams, and simple brain teasers can all become enjoyable social activities when completed together.
Rather than working quietly, your parent and their companion can discuss possible answers, share interesting facts, and laugh over difficult clues. These activities encourage teamwork and create a fun, relaxed atmosphere.
If you or an aging loved one are considering companion care at home in Chesterfield, MO please contact the caring staff at Pear Tree Home Care today! (314) 942-9411
Pear Tree Home Care Provides Senior Home Care Services in St. Louis, Ladue, Chesterfield, Town and Country, Clayton, Des Peres, St. Charles, Wildwood, Brentwood, Maryland Heights, Lake St. Louis, O’Fallon, Kirkwood, Webster Groves, Arnold, Oakville, Mehlville, Creve Coeur, St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Franklin County, Warren County, Jefferson County, and surrounding areas.
At Pear Tree we’re innovators. Our goal, to create a family of caregivers looking to provide a one of a kind experience to our clientele.
In 2016, our founders noticed a key problem in home care industry that everyone seemed to be ignoring.
It’s too systematic. Home care isn’t one size fits all. Just like people aren’t one size fits all.
That’s where Pear Tree comes in.
We yearn for you to have the best possible care for your loved ones and the peace of mind that comes with knowing they aren’t only in good hands. They’re in great hands. Because, in the end, that’s what we’d want for our family.
It’s proven. When the home care experience is immersive and personalized, you’re going to produce better success rates with healthier family members.
Please, join us in our journey of revolutionizing the home care industry and creating lasting relationships along the way.
This is not the first Home Care agency for Pat, she was the Director of nursing for Kimberly Nurses in 1980 and after the tragic passing of the companies president she opened and co-founded American Nursing Resources Home Health Agency. Pat opened and passed Medicare certification for ANRHHA Clayton and Washington, MO offices.
For Zachary, the name “Pear Tree” is a tribute to his beloved late friend; Wade Abbadessa. Wade worked at his family’s famous restaurant “The Pear Tree” in Macon, until his tragic death in September 2014. Wade lost his battle with a rare form of bone cancer at the young age of 26. His legacy will live on through our company.
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