Many families each year are limited to their homes, hospitals rooms, or nursing homes during the holidays. Seniors, accident victims, and individuals with illnesses that keep them in their homes will all be experiencing the holidays restricted to their beds or at the very least to their homes.
You can help by bringing the holidays to that individual. But check first to see if that person is allowed visitors and that any foods offered include those that are compatible with the individual's diet and/or medications. Help the individual remember that he or she is a wonderful person regardless of physical or mental health. Focus on what the person can do rather than what he or she can’t. Check to see if the individual can go out for a short time for a meal in a restaurant or a ride in the car to view Christmas lights. Any chance to change the environment even for a brief time can be great for morale.
For more information, visit http://www.extension.org/pages/Homebound_for_the_Holidays.
