If your senior parent has a hard time getting out of the house, they could be lonely and bored at home. Even if you visit as often as you can, that may not be enough social engagement for your senior parent to stay healthy.
Companion care at home is something that all seniors who are living at home should have. Companion care at home means that your senior parent will get regular home visits from a companion focused on spending time with your parent. Together, a companion and your parent can play games, do activities, listen to music, read, watch TV, talk, and share meals.
Companion care at home is a great resource to make sure that your senior parent isn’t becoming isolated at home. And a companion can play some of these fun brain games with your senior parent to help your parent improve their cognitive health:
Word Games
Word games challenge the brain and help improve vocabulary, memory, and thinking speed. Scrabble lets players build words with letter tiles and earn points based on word length and letter value.
Boggle is another game where players find as many words as they can from a jumble of letters. These games get the brain working by encouraging creativity and language skills.
Jigsaw Puzzles
Puzzles are great for attention, patience, and visual thinking. They require players to look at shapes, colors, and patterns and figure out where each piece fits. Working on a puzzle also improves hand-eye coordination.
Whether it’s a 100-piece or 1,000-piece puzzle, this activity helps with concentration and problem-solving. Doing it with a companion care at home provider allows for teamwork and conversation, too.
If your senior parent likes puzzles, you can have custom puzzles made from their photos. Gift your senior parent puzzles that are made of photos of their grandkids, their pets, or old family photos.
Memory Card Games
A popular memory card game involves laying cards with pictures, symbols, or numbers on them face down. Then players take turns flipping over two cards at a time to find matching pairs. The goal is to remember where each card is after seeing it once.
This game boosts short-term memory and focus. It’s simple to set up and can be made more fun with colorful cards or themes based on animals, food, or travel.
Trivia Games
Trivia games challenge seniors to recall facts about history, movies, music, geography, or general knowledge. You can buy a trivia board game or just ask each other questions. This type of game exercises memory and encourages thinking in a fun, low-pressure way.
Playing with a companion makes it more interactive and gives both players a chance to share stories or memories related to the questions.
Sudoku or Number Games
Sudoku is a number puzzle that involves filling a grid with numbers 1 through 9 without repeating them in rows, columns, or boxes. It builds logical thinking and attention to detail. For seniors who enjoy numbers but prefer simpler tasks, basic math games like “number bingo” or simple counting challenges can also help.
A companion care at home provider can make it more fun by turning it into a light competition or a timed challenge.
If you or an aging loved one is considering Companion Care at Home in Lakeland, FL, please contact the caring staff at Family First Healthcare Services today at (813) 461-8000.
Family First Healthcare Services is a top provider of in-home health services in Tampa, Bradenton, Brandon, Riverview, Lakeland, Winter Haven, Haines City, Lakewood Ranch, Palmetto, Town ‘n’ Country, Florida, and surrounding areas.
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