Technology has certainly come along to make our lives easier but helping the elderly with it can be challenging and tricky sometimes. Especially smart phones, if this is not something they are used to using.
Here are 4 tips to use technology to your advantage to help the #Elderly during #covid19.
1.Download their old favourite songs and switch off the news for a few hours and play their music loud! After my moms stroke I noticed that her memory wasn’t as great as it was before, but playing some of her favourite songs recently has helped trigger memorization. She sings along and remembers the lyrics it’s so amazing. Music is healing!
2.Download some affirmation albums and play them for them every morning. My parents enjoy repeating the scriptures on their affirmation playlist, it always allows for some quiet time in the home and some time for you to have a moment.
3.Patiently teach them to use WhatsApp/Texting or Voice messaging. Help to put through calls for them to their friends & family. Even if you get tired of explaining the same thing over and over. (as I sometimes do) Do it again.
4.Download brain games. I use an app called @mindmate which gives different reading activities, games and videos to help keep my parents minds stimulated. .
Hopefully these tips have been helpful. Remember this disaster is something they have never seen before and every news broadcast and WhatsApp forward tells them that they are at risk. Your voice of reason is so important to them in this season.
You are so needed! Strength and courage to all the #caregivers out there! Thank you for All you do!
May God be with you!
#share with anyone who needs to hear this.
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