Providing care for your clients and ensuring a safe environment are the ultimate goals of a companion caregiver, but a lot of small tasks are required to achieve them. From managing medication to prepping meals and driving clients to appointments, your caregivers have a lot of duties.
But not all responsibilities need to be mundane. Your caregivers can also enjoy fulfilling and engaging activities with their clients, and we have ideas.
Read on for 5 engaging and fun activities for your caregivers and their clients.
5 Engaging and Fun Activities for Your Caregivers and Their Clients
- Games
Tabletop games are a mentally engaging way to spend a few hours. Play an old favorite or give a new game a try:
- Puzzles, including jigsaw, crosswords and word searches
- Card games like rummy, hearts or crazy eights
- Dominoes
- Cribbage
- Checkers
- Chess
- Cooking
If they’re able, have your client assist you in the kitchen.
- Prep a week of meals.
- Make an old family recipe.
- Bake a beloved dessert.
- Create a dish with a new-to-them ingredient.
- Crafts/hobbies
If your client is interested in a certain hobby, ask them to show you or teach you. Or try something new together:
- Create greeting cards to send to loved ones
- Draw or paint a picture
- Birdwatch
- Read a book aloud
- Make a scrapbook
- Listen to podcasts
- Make a collage
- Reminisce
Learn more about your clients. Ask them to share stories from their past—where did they grow up? What were their parents like? What are some favorite memories from their childhood? Ask to see old photo albums and look through them together. Watch old family videos.
- Make a playlist
Ask your client about the music they enjoy, and together, create a playlist. Consider:
- Popular hits from the year they were born
- Popular hits from the year they graduated high school
- Music played at their wedding
- Music from artists they’ve seen live
Support from Lockton Affinity Home Care
When clients are safe, cared for and engaged, they’ll be at their best. The same goes for your business.
With tailored, comprehensive insurance coverage and more than 20 years of experience in the industry, Lockton Affinity Home Care is here to ensure your business is safe and cared for against the risks you face.
