Every August is American Adventures Month. This awareness month was created in the 1950s as a way to encourage people to travel and have adventures in their own country instead of going overseas. There are so many amazing landscapes, historical places, and landmarks in the United States that a person could spend an entire lifetime seeking them all out and still never get them all done.
August is a great time to remember that you don’t have to go far to have an adventure, and as far as we’re concerned, you don’t have to be a specific age to have an adventure. Adventuring is open to all ages and all physical abilities, and it’s a great way to help your senior get out and explore their community, their state, and their country.
Adventures Have Health Benefits for Seniors
Planning an adventure, no matter how simple and small, has great health benefits for seniors.
- It provides a mood booster. One of the best ways to get out of a funk is to have something to look forward to. Many people get just as much joy out of planning an activity as doing it. From picking out what to wear, to choosing car snacks, to researching where they’re going, your loved one’s mood will be lifted before they even head out the door.
- It provides physical activity. Your loved one doesn’t need to try mountain biking to have an adventure and get some important exercise. A leisurely walk on a paved path through a national forest promotes physical activity as well as walking through long hallways in a historic library.
- It provides mental stimulation. Exercising the brain is just as important as exercising the body. Planning an adventure requires your loved one to make strategic decisions (when is the best time of day to leave home, which route is quickest, where will you have lunch). Then getting out and learning new facts and seeing new sights helps the brain to continue to build up its cognitive abilities.
- It provides connections. Even if your loved one goes alone on an adventure to the local museum, being out in the community and learning about the world around them will help them feel more connected to the area they visit.
- It provides deeper empathy. Another wonderful aspect of adventuring on any level is that it offers the chance to explore new traditions, cultural offerings, and people that they might not see on their block.
Your Loved One Can Even Adventure Without Leaving Home
If your loved one is homebound, they can still celebrate American Adventures Month at home. Thanks to all of the streaming stations out there, your loved one can find beautiful videos of just about anywhere they’d like to adventure. This can be a great activity for them to participate in with their personal care at home provider. On the next visit from their personal care at home provider, have them plan an “adventure” to somewhere your loved one has never visited in the United States. Their personal care at home provider can help them research different foods from the area, local highlights, and history, and then enjoy watching a documentary or reading online about that area.
Adventuring is a state of mind as much as it is a physical activity, making it a fun activity for everyone.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Personal Care at Home in Lewisville, TX, please contact the caring staff at Arcy Healthcare today at (469) 293-1515
Providing In-Home Healthcare Services in North Texas, including Dallas, Hurst, Grapevine, Keller, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Denton, Flower Mound, Carrollton, Gainesville, and more.
My name is Jimmie Stapleton. I am the founder and CEO of Arcy Healthcare. Arcy Healthcare includes Arcy Hospice, Arcy Supportive Care, Arcy Home Health and Arcy at Home.
Arcy Hospice was opened in 2007 to provide care and support for individuals and families facing a life limiting illness. It was established after my wife Ellen, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer, had completed her chemo and radiation therapies. At that time, things were looking positive, and we wanted to do something for our community that had been so supportive of our family during her treatments. Unfortunately, the cancer returned a few years later, and she subsequently passed away under our care in 2010.
In the years that followed, I began to see the need to provide the same level of excellent care to patients across the continuum of care. Therefore, we have added a home health division (Arcy Home Health), a palliative care division (Arcy Supportive Care), and a home care division, (Arcy at Home). With the addition of these divisions, we can meet most of the post-acute care needs for you and your family in your home.
I started Arcy Hospice with my wife as my motivation to provide exceptional care and support in the patient’s home, where they are surrounded by family and where they feel most comfortable. I’m proud to say that our staff provides some of the best in home care in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.
Please let us know if we can enrich the quality of life for you or a loved one.
Sincerely,
Jimmie Stapleton – Founder and CEO
Arcy Healthcare
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