Gifts For Seniors

Gift idea for seniors and the elderly # 1

Reminisce Magazine - A great gift for seniors!  

Introduce your friends to the "good old days" with a gift subscription to Reminisce. They'll enjoy the look back on yesteryear with nostalgic photos and memorable stories from fellow readers.  Our favorite!

http://www.reminisce.com/

Gift idea for seniors and the elderly # 2

Jitterbug Cell Phone - Easy and simple cell phone for seniors

A very simplistic cell phone with cheap, easy to understand plans.  Ideal for young kids and seniors who need an emergency phone but don't need the extra fuss.  Phones run about $100, plans start at around $15 a month.  

http://www.greatcall.com/

Gift idea for seniors and the elderly # 3

Accessible home phones for seniors

If you (or someone you know) is hard of hearing but still able to use the phone, look into CapTel. CapTel is a captioned phone for the hard of hearing that provides on-screen captions with the help of a relay operator in your state.  Check their website for availabilty and demonstration videos.  Phones are currently marked down to $100 and some states offer freebies.

http://captel.com/

Also, Harris Communications provides all kinds of accessible phones and devices that make life easier, including amplified, big button phones.

http://harriscomm.com/

Gift idea for seniors and the elderly # 4

Clothing for seniors

Perhaps you know someone who can't rush out to the department store on a whim.  Remember, everyone needs clothes!  Nursing Home Apparel is a company that offers some very useful and affordable clothing items. The women's cardigan sweater and fancy jacket sweater have large buttons and hidden snaps that help them go on easier and they look fantastic.  They also sell robes and velcro footwear that are affordable and useful. 

Gift idea for seniors and the elderly # 5

Keep the senior mind sharp with puzzles and games!  Especially if your senior loves card games, and has friends to play with, consider these as an inexpensive Christmas gift.  Some great ideas are:  Skip-Bo (Braille edition here) and UNO.  If your senior friend is caught up in the Sodoku craze, look at sites like http://www.lssproducts.com/category/games for larger print items designed for the elderly and nursing home residents.  You could even make a senior gift basket full of games!

Gift idea for seniors and the elderly # 6

Mail Bug - Easy email machine for seniors!

The Mail Bug service is an email machine for the senior without the hassle of a whole computer.  It looks easy to use, and at $125 (and $10 a month service fee) it's not a bad deal.  Of course, this is a gift for a slightly more tech-savvy senior, and the emails would be text only- so no cute images from those forwards we all get.  If your senior friend is curious about email but is wary of owning a PC, this might be the perfect gift for them to communicate with the world at large.  Maybe you can convince him or her to become active in politics/activism, support, or just to keep in touch with more family and friends.  Senior email machines are excellent gifts for nursing home residents.

http://www.landel.com/mb1.html  and https://www.mailbugstore.com

Gift idea for seniors and the elderly # 7

PawPawMail - Easy email service for seniors!

PawPawMail is an easy email service for seniors that allows seniors - or anyone new to computers - to check email with an Internet connection and web browser.  PawPawMail allows one person to sign up as a "Manager", someone familiar with computers and email,  who sets up the account for the "User" - usually a senior - and remotely control their address book and screen their email, for spam, scams, and other junk.  With PawPawMail the user signs on through their browser and sees a basic email interface, without having to worry about phishing scams, porn, and complex email headers filling their inbox.   This is a great and affordable idea for anyone who has a senior loved one with a computer but is afraid of or confused by the compexity of email.   Check out PawPawMail for seniors!

http://www.PawPawMail.com

Gift idea for seniors and the elderly # 8

Pendant low vision magnifiers!

You can find attractive and interesting pendant magnifiers and monocles around the web, including sites like Amazon.com and Sight Connection.  Check out the ladybug magnifying pendant.  They have other handy gifts as well.

http://www.sightconnection.com/magnifiers-pendant.html

Gift idea for seniors and the elderly # 9

Of course, our own beautiful walker bags!  If you know a senior who uses a walker to get around, make sure they have a personal, nice-looking bag to hang from the front for looks and safe transport of goodies from room to room.  Our walker bags are especially useful gifts for nursing home residents.

Jeans Walker Bags