Inclusive Activity Essay

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For my inclusive activity, I have decided to help out with the elderly at my mother's work, The Waterford on the date of: Tuesday, June 7th, 2016. For the activity, I will be helping in “Windsong.” Windsong is a relaxed, home-like unit with women dealing with Alzheimer's. I will be helping them get done anything they need done and partake in activities that they enjoy. These activities can include: sewing, crocheting, painting, drawing, knitting, puzzles, indoor golfing, board games, yoga/exercises, baking, etc. I could also just simply talk to them about any subject they enjoy talking about. For this inclusive activity, it will be myself, the women and my mother involved. I will be running the activities and engaging in the activities with the women, my mom will help out with any hard tasks and maintaining the safety and needs of the elders she works with. …show more content…

I usually hang out with people around my age. Since I feel seniors do not get much attention from people younger than them; I feel this would be a great activity to partake in. Also, I know that it isn't very comforting being isolated with nobody to talk to and being in a retirement home away from your family (even for a day) sounds terrible. It would be especially terrible having a disease like Alzheimer's and not remembering anything. Personally, if I was in the case of some of these seniors; I would feel alone and in need of someone to talk to me. I believe this is a good opportunity because volunteering is known to increase your social skills. As a shy person, this would be a very ideal opportunity for

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