The arrival of autumn comes with plenty of fall activities senior loved ones can enjoy both indoors and outside. Festive activity opportunities during the chillier days can give your aging adult something to smile about.
There are so many wonderful ways you can engage and entertain seniors during the fall season that will be beneficial to them in maintaining a healthy weight, reducing age-related illnesses and chronic diseases, and improving their mobility.
7 Fall Activities for Seniors
Autumn gardening
Seniors who enjoy gardening can start preparing their garden for fall perennials and vegetables.
Prepare tasty autumn treats
Baking mouthwatering homemade fall snacks, such as baked apple pie and pumpkin sugar cookies, is a great, fun way to spend time with your aging loved one.
Make Halloween goodie bags
Making Halloween goodie bags for the neighborhood trick-or-treaters is sure to put a smile on your aging loved one's face. They can even create inexpensive, cute pumpkin pouches to hold a few candy pieces.
Go to a farmer’s market
You and your aging loved one can visit the Lafayette Farmers & Artisans Market at Moncus Park every Saturday from 8am – noon and stroll through the park afterward as the temperatures begin to cool down.
Enjoy arts and crafts
Making fall-themed decorations for the home is a nice way to mark the change of seasons, such as creating a leaf garland or knitting a hat and scarf.
Visit a museum
Lafayette is home to a number of museums that showcase the city’s most valued historical assets. Plan for a day to visit some of these museums, such as Hilliard Art Museum and Lafayette Science Museum, with your aging loved one and even bring along the whole family. It can be a fun-filled day everyone will enjoy.
Attend fall festivals
Festivals are a great way to get your aging loved one out and about enjoying the beautiful fall weather. Make a plan to attend Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, Lafayette’s biggest Cajun and Creole music festival, this October so that your loved one can dance their heart out while enjoying tasty festival foods from some of the best South Louisiana vendors.
Fun activities for seniors in the fall can help to keep your loved one healthy and active. The crisp air and beautiful weather are a refreshing welcome after months of summer heat. Celebrating the new autumn season is a time to enjoy nature, bundle up and breathe in the fresh air.
This harvest season marks a time to appreciate the beautiful colors and listen to the crunch of fallen leaves as you go on a stroll with your aging loved one. Spending quality time with your loved one reminds them of how much you care.
If your aging loved one is mobile, fall is the perfect season for getting in some healthy exercise and vitamin D. Physical activity increases blood flow to the whole body, including the brain. Performing a minimal amount of daily activity and exercise can help to prolong some memory loss and cognitive awareness that is associated with aging.
You should even consider senior helpers in Lafayette, LA, from Home Instead to help provide the proper care and assistance your aging loved one may need with their daily routine, exercise, and fall activities. The range of care a patient can receive at home is limitless.
Some of the In-Home Care Services We Offered
- Housework and laundry
- Administer medication
- Doctor visits
- Preparing meals
- Bathing and dressing
- Running errands and shopping
- Companionship
- Hobbies
Home Instead will consider every aspect of your loved one’s life and routine when formulating our personalized care plan. We provide practical support in the home, no matter where “home” is, to enhance your aging loved one’s daily experience. Our CAREGivers are highly trained to assist with all living activities and will treat your aging loved one like family. Contact us to discuss options for your aging adult. Home Instead brings care to hope and peace of mind.
