Enhancing the Lives of Nursing Home Residents One Volunteer at a Time
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Social distancing during COVID-19 has become a blessing in disguise for me, as it gives me time to catch up on my reading. Today I’m sharing two titles I enjoyed this month. You can learn about the other books I read in April’s post and May’s post.
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Picture this. An older family member increasingly needs more help with their daily activities. They can no longer handle the responsibility of keeping up their large house. You’re getting nervous about them living alone, yet they’re not to the point of requiring assisted living or a nursing home.
You love your family member dearly, and it would be great to have them living closer to your home. But, for a variety of reasons, you don’t feel you can invite them to move in with you.
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Isn’t it wonderful to see nursing homes opening up again? Yes, this will be a slow and careful process. But what a difference it will make in the lives of residents, families, and staff!
Guidelines vary in each community, but many of you can now do outdoor activities with small groups of residents. That’s why today I’m sharing 20 activities that I know your residents will enjoy.
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Last week we looked at seven of the most common ways scammers prey on our elders. As I pointed out, living in a senior care community doesn’t make a person immune to these scams.
That’s why I urge you to have an open discussion with your older family members and friends who may be at risk. You can use these ten tips as conversation starters.
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According to a recent Senate committee report, scammers jilt older Americans out of about 2.9 billion dollars each year. Residents of our senior living communities aren’t immune to these scams. As more elders have access to computers and spend increasingly more time online, the risk continues to rise.
During the pandemic, many of our elders are spending time alone, and scammers prey on their loneliness and desire for human connection. Also, older adults tend to be more trusting and less tech-savvy than younger generations. Add cognitive losses to the mix, and you have the perfect setting for a scam.