Celebrate Your Grandparents on National Grandparents Day

It's almost time to celebrate National Grandparents Day! This year, National Grandparents Day falls on September 9—and it's a great time to honor members of the older generation.

At Amada Senior Care—a San Clemente-based compassionate in-home senior care service that also provides senior housing advising, home monitoring, and financial care coordination—we are dedicated to making our communities better places for seniors by providing quality care and services that allow them to lead happy, independent lives.

Here are a few ways to celebrate the seniors in your life on National Grandparents Day:

Walk down memory lane.

Sharing stories has been shown to improve seniors' self-esteem and general outlook on life and can improve cognitive activity, especially in those who might suffer from depression or dementia. To help seniors record memories (and make new ones) with their loved ones, Amada Senior Care partners with The Living Legacy Project, an organization that strives to bring awareness to preserving seniors' priceless memories and to mobilize families, groups, communities and businesses to take action.

Spend quality time doing something they love.

Whether it's baking homemade cookies or playing cards, it's important to engage with your loved one to make them feel special. Amada Senior Care's experts say staying socially engaged will help seniors physically and mentally, reducing the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, Alzheimer's and depression.

Get active!

Being confined within a small space for an extended period of time is enough to drive anyone crazy! The experts at Amada Senior Care believe that simply going on a stroll with your grandparent through your local park or planning a picnic will lift their spirits, which will positively impact their mental health. Your grandparent wants to spend time with you—and what better way to do that than enjoying the outdoors!

We encourage you to join Amada Senior Care in celebrating grandparents not just on September 9, but every day.