It sure can seem easy to simply log in to a favorite website or store account, place an order for a few favorite things, recline back into the easy chair, and wait for it to be delivered. While there are times in your senior loved one’s life that this convenience can be a blessing, relying solely on delivery, especially if your loved one is physically able to go out, can turn out to be detrimental to her health. Getting out of the home and going to a store to shop for her needs can provide some amazing health benefits. Here are a few ways that shopping can be beneficial for your senior, and how home care assistance can help.

Increased Feelings of Connection and Belonging

Going to the local farmer’s market, walking through an outdoor art show, or picking out paint at a hardware store all have one thing in common – your loved one has to interact with others. There are constant social connections with other shoppers, vendors, and neighbors. Your loved one will make eye contact, create small chit-chat, and practice the give-and-take of conversations. All of these interactions help her stay connected to the community around her.

Improved Physical Fitness

Even a stroll down the vegetable aisle at the grocery store is an increase in movement than sitting at a laptop, picking out what you want, and clicking a button. There are also physical benefits from picking up a piece of fruit, looking at it, smelling it, and placing it in the cart. These small movements work on dexterity and flexibility and keep many parts of the body moving.

Better Cognitive Functioning

Leaving the home and going out into the community sparks the brain and provides stimulus to exercise many parts of the brain. From examining the different colors of fruit to decide which ones are ripe to determining what 20% off of a $15 new pair of pants is, those little brain exercises of going shopping help keep the brain sharp.

Build Self-confidence

Just the act of still being able to get out, make decisions regarding purchases, say hello, and remember her neighbor’s name, can build up self-confidence and help your loved one be independent in her daily living.

Shopping Help for Those Who Need It

These are all great reasons for your loved one to get out there and shop the next time she needs something, but if your loved one is unable to go shopping on her own, does that mean she’s stuck at home on a shopping app or in front of her laptop? No! There are resources to help her shop.

A home care assistance provider is a great person to have in your loved one’s life to take her to the market and shop if she cannot get there on her own. Having someone like a home care assistance provider drive her to and from the market or help her carry up the fresh fruit she bought at the market, can provide her the resources she needs to safely shop and enjoy those benefits of getting out into the community. Your loved one might find it useful to have a home care assistance provider take her shopping each Friday to pick up all she needs for the week, filling her pantry while also helping to fill those important socialization and physical activity needs as well.

If you or an aging loved one are considering home care assistance in Keller, TX, please contact the caring staff at Ray of Sunshine Senior Care today! (940) 310-3105

Ray of Sunshine Senior Care Provides Senior Home Care Services in Denton, Lewisville, Gainesville, Keller, Grapevine, Coppell, Carrollton, Southlake, Valley View, Aubrey, Frisco, Corinth, Argyle, Roanoke, Counties: Denton County, Tarrant County, Collin County, and surrounding areas.

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Cynthia Ferris

Owner at Ray of Sunshine Senior Care

Cynthia has a long history of serving others. As she and her husband traveled the US and overseas while he served in the military, Cynthia worked in a variety of public service positions with city governments and non-profits. After her husband retired, they returned to the DFW area to be closer to family. As an only child, Cynthia was preparing to help care for her aging parents but was stunned when both parents were diagnosed with cancer.

At the same time, she and her husband were faced with the care of his father on the west coast which presented the unique challenges of long-distance care. These events led to a crash course in the senior care industry and her unending dedication to helping seniors and families in similar circumstances. When not working Cynthia enjoys cooking, gardening and traveling with a focus on visiting State and National Parks.

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