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.'

http://www.reminisce.com/

Gift idea for seniors and the elderly # 2

Happy Happy Mail - Automatic gifts mailed to seniors

'A "we care" subscription company sending "SURPRISE!" lighthearted, happy, amusing gifts along with entertaining letter or poem enclosures twice monthly to nursing home residents, shut-ins, etc.'

http://www.happyhappymail.com/

Or, if you have the motivation and dedication to do it, go to the Dollar Tree and get supplies to do this gift yourself.  For a little over $40, you could buy the stationary, ink pads and stamps, envelopes and two gifts to send at the beginning of the month to let your special senior know you're thinking about them.

Gift idea for seniors and the elderly # 3

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 # 4

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 # 5

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 # 6

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