Fall is here and it’s the perfect time for seniors to get outdoors and be active. Staying active is essential for seniors who want to stay healthy or get healthy. And fall is the perfect time for seniors to enjoy being active outdoors because the weather isn’t too warm and it’s not snowing or icy. If your senior loved one could use more activity, home care could help them be more active. With encouragement from a home care provider and someone to go with them your senior loved one could be enjoying fall activities like:
Day Hiking
Home Care Manhasset, NY: Fall Activities
Autumn hikes are a fantastic way to see all the beautiful colors as the leaves bust into their fall brilliance. There are lots of short looping hiking trails that are paved or at least very smooth so that seniors and children can easily walk them. Getting out into nature and taking in some of the stunning fall foliage is the perfect way for your senior parent to enjoy the fall and get some healthy exercise. Look for some appropriate hiking trails in your area and get your senior loved one’s home care provider on board to take your senior parent on a day hike.
Apple Picking
There’s nothing quite like fresh apple cider. Or apple pies. Apple juice. Apple fritters. And applesauce. All of those treats can be made with apples picked your senior loved one at a local farm. Many farms have orchards where people can wander among the trees and pick the best fall apples and other fruits too. Make sure that your senior loved one gets a few pumpkins as well. And then you can make apple treats together that can be shared among the entire family. Applesauce and apple butter make fantastic homemade holiday gifts.
Hay Mazes
Hay mazes are a fun challenge for seniors that give them the chance to give their brains a workout as well as their legs. Hay bales are arranged in patterns and people can wander through finding their way out as they go. Kids love hay mazes too so you can take your kids and your senior parents to a local fall festival or a farm that offers hay bale mazes and spend the afternoon walking in the sun and figuring out the maze together.
Hayrides
O.K. so technically hay rides aren’t very active because your senior loved one will be sitting in a wagon. But they are a lot of fun in the fall. Seniors who want to enjoy the fall foliage but can’t manage a hike or a walk can still enjoy the colors when they are on a hayride that winds through all the trees that are bursting with brilliant colors. Hay rides are fun for the whole family so if you have been looking for a family activity that you can enjoy in the fall look for some local hayrides and sign up for one. You and your senior parent and your kids will have a great time.