Seniors Count is a collaborative community initiative involving many organizations and individuals partnering to ensure each elder receives the help he or she needs in order to maintain their independence, and to safely live out their lives with dignity and in the manner they choose. For more information about Seniors Count please call 603.644.2240 or visit www.seniorscountnh.org
They are our parents, our grandparents, our friends, our neighbors.
They are our community’s elderly.
The holidays are upon us once again. Many older citizens do not need (or want!) one more afghan, knick knack, or bottle of hand lotion. Instead, they can use our companionship, our love and/or friendship, and our day-to-day help.
Here are a few ideas that may just brighten the holidays.
- Take a meal to a senior and eat it with them
- Call your elderly neighbor or stop by for a visit
- Shovel the walk and driveway for an elderly neighbor
- Give a ‘coupon’ redeemable for you to run errands for them a few times a month
- Ask to see a neighbor’s family photos
- Send a holiday card to an elderly neighbor
- Give a senior a pre-paid calling card
- Shop for a senior
- Include a senior in your holiday gatherings
- Exchange recipes with a senior
- Take a senior to religious services
- Introduce a senior to computers, or send an e-mail to their loved ones for them
- Buy a senior a book of stamps
- Offer to write out holiday cards for a senior
- Play board or card games with a senior
- Take a senior for a drive to see holiday lights
- Offer to read to a senior who has failing vision
- Exchange contact information with a senior in case
of emergency - Help a senior decorate for the holidays
- Help with a special project such as organizing closets
- Help prevent falls or accidents by installing hand rails, non-slip stair pads and automatic light sensors
- Give a calendar with family birthdays marked
- Offer yourself as a willing, cheerful helper for the day to do chores (change light bulbs and smoke detector batteries, etc)
- Bring a basket of craft projects they can do with a grandchild
- Deliver a fresh basket of seasonal fruit in person
Thank you to the generous partners who support this community neighborhood initiative
ServiceLink Resource Center, Easter Seals New Hampshire, Southern New Hampshire Services, Weed & Seed
For more information:
Manchester Region ServiceLink
603.644.2240 • www.seniorscountnh.org
Community Partnerships for Older Adults is a national program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help communities develop leadership, innovative solutions, and options to meet the needs of older adults over the long term.