How to Keep Oneself Engaged Even After Retirement

Quoting from ‘Seven Ages of Man’, written by Shakespeare as the poem begins, ‘All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players’ resonates with most of our thoughts about life. . Within a specific age bracket, we all have a role to play, a different part in a different setting. As we grow up we tend to get so busy that always doing something becomes a way of life, but what happens when we’ve reached an age where we don’t have to go to the office, maintain file reports, attend meetings and never having to fight a deadline again. It happens with seniors that they get so much free time in their hands, they become clueless and disconnected from the world around them.

Anyone who enters retirement, faces with a similar t dilemma. When there is nothing to fill in the free hours of the day, senior citizens tend to get bored and may eventually develop depression .To alleviate this problem, Aurum Senior Assisted Living has come up with a viable and an excellent solution which is, a home for senior citizens where love, care, fun, safety and health are monitored and ensured throughout the day by an experienced and well trained staff. Here, elders carry out their day with interesting activities that keeps them engaged with the surrounding community and space. With a wide variety of activities, which help elders suffering from geriatric problems with mental, physical, creative stimulations and chores which they enjoy doing with everyone and stay occupied and active.

Recreational activities like reading, games and puzzles are done daily to keep the elders active and involved with the world around them and also to keep them cognitively active.  Such team building activities help them connect better with each other which in turn boosts their confidence. Physical activities like walking, exercising and dancing are great activities to stay active and engaged with all the seniors around. Exercising together or dancing with one another is a fun way to get to know people while these activities also boost their health, confidence and happiness. Creative activities like doing art & craft, painting, playing music and singing helps them learn new skills, explore hidden talents. . Such activities also help one be a better decision maker. These activities are mostly good conversation starters which help boost your confidence and doing creative activities help you stay happy and sharp. There are many other activities that keep the elders with dementia happily engaged, such as doing daily chores like folding laundry, setting tables, etc. which help them connect with their past memories while working on their holistic confidence growth. The day-to-day activities like brushing teeth, taking bath, getting dressed and eating by oneself help them stay grounded which also helps in confidence building and overall happiness.

At Aurum Senior Assisted Living, we also provide reminiscence therapy, as part of a memory care program, which helps keep the dementia patient’s brains agile. These activities include creating scrapbooks, telling stories, re-reading letters and greeting cards, looking through photo albums and creating music playlists. These activities help the residents with brain agility when practiced daily. We always try our best to facilitate elders with the best care which is available to them round the clock. When the days are filled with so much fun and care, then it is rest assured that the seniors would feel engaged, excited and extremely happy. So, if you have been wondering how to keep seniors engaged after retirement then Aurum Senior Assisted Living located in Gurgaon is the place for you.