Connect to Elders - 10 Ideas

The Jewish Pavilion staff and volunteers operate like a nusing home on wheels bringing the Jewish community to seniors in long term care. We provide one-on-one vistation as well as holiday and social programs for people of all faiths.

Ideas for Connecting with Seniors...

1. Read religious or inspirational articles, magazines or books.
2. Read letters from family and friends.
3. Bring messages from family and friends recorded on cassette tape.
4. Bring a video taped greeting from family and friends.
5. Help your older adult write or type letters or send greeting cards.
6. Find a pen pal and help your older adult correspond with this new friend.
7. Create a poster or mobile from pictures cut from magazines.
8. Bring items related to the season or upcoming holiday to enjoy and talk about.
9. Have an indoor picnic with your older adult's favorite picnic food.
10. Enjoy a cup of a favorite beverage that you've brought along in your thermos.

From Nancy Ludin, Executive Director , Jewish Pavilion

http://www.jewishpavilion.org/

Ten Things To Do While Visiting an Older Adult

 No one wants to be forgotten... it is the mission of the Jewish Pavilion  to enhance the quality of life of our elders in long term care by strengthening their connnection to the community.

10 Ideas From the Jewish Pavilion to facilitate conversation with seniors.

1. Talk about what you both have been up to since your last visit together.
2. Bring photos of family and friends-from days gone by or some recent snapshots.
3. Create a photo album, framed photograph collection or poster to hang up.
4. Make a special scrapbook celebrating your older adult's lifetime.
5. Write or tape your older adult's memoirs or autobiography…Provide copies to the family.
6. Share your own favorite stories and memories.
7. Bring vacation photos, souvenirs, maps and stories of your travels.
8. Read aloud from newspapers and magazines to help your older adult stay in touch.
9. Look at magazines that have a lot of large colorful pictures together.
10. Subscribe to your older adult's hometown newspaper and bring it along.

From Nancy Ludin, Executive Director

http://www.jewishpavilion.org/