Every February is National Embroidery Month, and if your elderly family member hasn’t already tried embroidery as a hobby she might want to do so. There are lots of different ways that embroidery can offer some benefits to your senior’s life, some of which include improving brain health. If that’s something that your elderly family member is interested in doing, then finding a beginner’s embroidery kit might be next on your to-do list.
Boosting Self-esteem and General Well-being
Learning something new and trying it out is always a boost for self-esteem. This is a hobby that allows your senior to express herself and to be creative. As she finishes smaller projects and starts bigger or more complicated ones, she will find that her skills improve, further boosting her self-esteem. Positive effects for mood and self-esteem can lead to big benefits for overall well-being, too.
Reducing Stress
Hobbies that are rhythmic, as embroidery can be, can be incredibly soothing for many people. Also, as your elderly family member becomes more skilled at embroidery, she may find that it’s a huge stress reliever for her. Spending even a little bit of time stitching helps to promote relaxation and feelings of calm, which can be a huge boost for overall mental health. Being able to express herself with a creative activity can also contribute to lower stress levels.
Improving Coordination
As your elderly family member ages, she may find that she doesn’t trust her eye-hand coordination as much as she did in the past. Coordination is like any other skill. It can improve if your elderly family member is engaging in activities that help her to rebuild those skills. As she spends more time stitching, the coordination that she builds can pay off with other activities, too.
Learning Something New
Any time that your elderly family member embraces new activities and learns something new, that’s fantastic for her brain. Embroidery is relatively easy to learn, and it’s something that doesn’t require a lot of different accessories or tools in order to learn what to do and to have fun. There are also lots of resources, both online and offline, that can help her to learn more about her new hobby. Home care providers can help your elderly family member to keep her supplies organized and ready to go.
Just Having Fun
Embroidery is also a great way to have a little bit of fun. It’s even better when you add the social element, which means that companion care at home chatting with your senior while she stitches can be a great way to spend some time. Companion care at home can be there for your senior in lots of ways, too, including just keeping her company as she goes about her day.
Learning embroidery doesn’t have to be complicated at all for your aging adult. There are lots of different styles and types of embroidery out there just waiting, and your elderly family member may find that she really enjoys this slow, creative activity.
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