Tips on How to Stay in Touch with Your Loved Ones

By Coryanne Graham ~

• VIDEO CHATS:
  If your elderly friends or family have access to Apple’s FaceTime or Facebook Messenger, they can easily do a video chat. If they are currently living in senior housing, Communities like Oxford Glen Memory Care and Oxford Grand Assisted Living already have staff available to help coordinate it. Our Life Engagement Directors are scheduling video chats with families regularly.
• NOTECARDS AND OLD-FASHIONED SNAIL MAIL: We all love to get mail, and hand-written notes from you will make a lasting impact on Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa.
• PHONE CALLS:
  Call your love one and share a fun experience. The sound of your voice can make a difference in their daily lives. While on the phone, watch a movie or read a poem or a story. Check out the latest offerings from Netflix or other streaming services and make a phone movie date.
• CARE PACKAGES:
  Everyone loves a surprise package! Whether you drop it off at the door or send it in the mail, consider putting together a little care basket for Mom full of her favorite things.

The suggestions above will let your special person know how much you love and care for them.