Last Minute Gift Ideas to Show Your Senior Your Relationship is What Matters This Holiday Season 

Being a family caregiver for your aging parent gives you the unique opportunity to spend more time with your parent than you might otherwise and lets you interact with them on a regular basis to address their needs and help them to maintain their highest quality of life. While you are doing this, however, it is easy to lose sight of your parent-child relationship and focus only on the care efforts that you give them. This holiday season, bring your focus back to the love that you have for your parent and show them that it is your relationship that matters to you, not just fulfilling care needs, by choosing gifts that show your appreciation, respect, and love for them in meaningful ways. 

Let these ideas inspire you for meaningful gifts that you can give to show your senior that is is truly them and your relationship that matters this holiday season:

• A photo album filled with pictures of the family and special times that you have spent together. Be sure to include captions that tell who is in the picture, where you were, what you were doing, and when the picture was taken. Writing notes, journal entries, or even letters that coordinate with these is a special way to make this gift even more meaningful.
• A book of recipes that you and your parent used to make together along with written entries about what those recipes mean to you and the memories that are attached to them. Include blank pages that your parent can then use to write down their own memories so that together you can share this special legacy and then pass it along to future generations.
• A family crest or coat of arms that they can display in their home. If they live in a small space or have a specific decorative approach, a jewelry version such as a pendant or a brooch is a wonderful alternative. This provides a meaningful connection amongst the entire family and reminds everyone of what binds you.
• A nice journal or scrapbook in which you write activities that you want to do and trips that you want to take with your parent. Leave plenty of space after each heading so that once you have done these things you can add pictures and notes about them.

Whether you have just gotten started caring for your aging parent or have been their family caregiver for years, elderly care can be an exceptional supplement to their care routine. The highly personalized services of an elderly care provider can ensure that your parent gets the care, support, companionship, and assistance needed to help them to manage their challenges and limitations, and pursue a lifestyle that is as active, engaged, and independent as possible as they age in place. These services can include safe and reliable transportation, physical support to manage mobility challenges, respectful and dignified assistance with personal care needs and activities of daily living such as bathing and eating, help with meal preparation, and more. Knowing that your parent has this care available will give you tremendous peace of mind, ease your stress, and help you to focus on your relationship with your parent and the other aspects of your life.

If you or an aging loved one are considering elderly care in Tequesta, FL, contact the caring staff at BrightStar Care of Jupiter. Call today (561) 741-1200.