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Activities for recently blind elderly people (self.Blind)
submitted by kokopellin
Hi - hope this is an appropriate subreddit for this question.
My grandfather is 95 years old and went blind about 5 years ago. He is also very hard of hearing and frail but his mind is still very sharp.
As he has been very active and workaholic all his life so being stuck on a chair most day is making him quite depressed.
We are looking for activities that can make him feel productive or at least stimulate his brain that are suitable for his condition. I could not find any good ideas online.
Any activities or puzzles or anything you can suggest would be greatly appreciated.
We recently asked him to break down some sweaters and roll the thread into a ball for a later use, which he really enjoyed but there is only so many sweaters we can destroy.
Note as he is recently blind so he cannot read Braille and he is taken care by his children so he doesn't interact with other elderly people so looking for activities he can do by himself.
Thank you for any advice!
My grandfather is 95 years old and went blind about 5 years ago. He is also very hard of hearing and frail but his mind is still very sharp.
As he has been very active and workaholic all his life so being stuck on a chair most day is making him quite depressed.
We are looking for activities that can make him feel productive or at least stimulate his brain that are suitable for his condition. I could not find any good ideas online.
Any activities or puzzles or anything you can suggest would be greatly appreciated.
We recently asked him to break down some sweaters and roll the thread into a ball for a later use, which he really enjoyed but there is only so many sweaters we can destroy.
Note as he is recently blind so he cannot read Braille and he is taken care by his children so he doesn't interact with other elderly people so looking for activities he can do by himself.
Thank you for any advice!
snow671 4 points 5y ago
Crochet or knitting! Very tactile and rewarding hobbies.
fastfinge 3 points 5y ago
I'm sure you've already thought about audiobooks. That isn't really "doing something" though, in the way I think you mean it. But headsets can be turned up enough that he might still be able to hear them. I know a lot of blind folks who take up pottery and woodworking. Though 95 years old might not be a good time to take up that hobby, if he has some previous experience with either of those things, they can be adapted for him to do while blind.
At 95, he's probably experienced a lot of interesting history. If he's well spoken, another activity he might enjoy is taking a voice-recorder and recording his memories, for his grandchildren, and later descendants, to listen and learn family history from. Not only his memories, but the memories he has of his own grandparents, and your family history. This resource could be priceless if someone in your family decides to take up making a family tree later on.
At 95, he's probably experienced a lot of interesting history. If he's well spoken, another activity he might enjoy is taking a voice-recorder and recording his memories, for his grandchildren, and later descendants, to listen and learn family history from. Not only his memories, but the memories he has of his own grandparents, and your family history. This resource could be priceless if someone in your family decides to take up making a family tree later on.
kokopellin [OP] 2 points 5y ago
Recording his memoirs is a brilliant idea thanks! I just ordered a voice recorder from amazon :)
Audiobooks is something I had considered but unfortunately he doesn't speak English and audiobooks in his native tongue (greek) are very limited.
Audiobooks is something I had considered but unfortunately he doesn't speak English and audiobooks in his native tongue (greek) are very limited.
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