Set up a family and friends calling campaign, where each member of your trusted circle of contacts calls your super senior on a designated day. Help them enjoy the great outdoors by using the Family Companion App or posting photos and video to the family photo stream of a virtual trip to your local tree farm or a walk in the new-fallen snow. When the weather turns cold and sidewalks become icy, seniors often become homebound to avoid risk of injury. Take a senior virtual tree shopping, if you celebrate Christmas or share a virtual walk after a fresh snow.
Use the GrandPad Companion App or other device to share the holiday lights with your senior. Traditional mail is a wonderful way to make someone feel special and, for seniors who are in assisted living or skilled nursing facilities, personal letters may be few and far between.Ĭonduct a virtual tour of the holiday lights in your neighborhood or the holiday decorations in your home. Send a card or letter every day until January 1. GrandPad features a proprietary one-to-one video calling app, as well as multi-party Zoom calling on all GrandPad tablets. Take 5 minutes to make a phone call or video call. These activities range from quick and easy interactions that individuals of all ages can enjoy, to intergenerational activities for families. GrandPad offers the following 12 Ways to Spread Joy to a Senior that families and caregivers anywhere can participate in. "During the holidays, and every day, we are working to raise awareness for this issue and encourage everyone to take five minutes out of their day to call, video chat, text, or even email a senior - it's a small act that can make an incredible impact in their life." Unfortunately, too many seniors who are in their 80's, 90's, and above go without these precious moments because they are digitally disconnected," said Scott Lien, co-founder and CEO of GrandPad. "The value of simple, everyday, human interaction has been made exceedingly clear during the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.
That's why GrandPad, creators of the first purpose-built tablet for people over the age of 75, has released "12 Ways to Spread Joy to Seniors," a compilation of creative ways to connect and engage with elderly adults. Fortunately, studies show that video calling can decrease loneliness among seniors. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ - The number of older adults who say they feel isolated has more than doubled since 2018, and for many, those feelings of loneliness increase during the holidays.
GrandPad encourages all consumers to Take 5 to Stop Loneliness with a simple phone call, video call, text, or email to an older adult
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