When your mom is alone all day, she often gets bored. The minute she’s bored, she starts calling you at work. You can’t let this keep going on. You need to find ways for your mom to entertain herself. Here are seven games she can play by herself or with a senior home care provider.
Box One
If your mom is looking for something new and different, Box One is a great option. It’s a game created by actor Neil Patrick Harris that’s filled with logic problems and puzzles that must be solved, think of it as an escape room in a box.
Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger
Remember the Choose Your Own Adventure books from childhood? There’s a board game out there that builds on the excitement of the books. It’s perfect for one player and can be played over and over without having the story repeat.
Detective: City of Angels
Detective: City of Angels is a game you can play solo or in a group. You’re a 1940’s detective trying to work through the clues and solve one of the many crimes affecting the city. Pay close attention to the clues and rule out suspects as you go until you break the case.
Octordle
If your mom has a tablet, skip Wordle and have her play Octordle. This game is similar only there are eight words to solve within the set number of guesses. Different modes are available, and some are much more challenging than hours. You run out of guesses quickly, so it takes sharp thinking to get all eight words.
Rush Hour
Rush Hour is a puzzle game that’s played on a small square grid. The grid is filled with plastic cars of varying shapes and sizes, and you choose a card and lay out the cars as directed. The goal is to clear the red car from the grid by moving the others out of the way to clear a path.
Solitaire
Not only is Solitaire meant to be played alone, but there are many versions of it, so your mom isn’t stuck with one game. She can try different versions like the standard one or others like clock or golf solitaire. All she needs to play is a deck of cards.
Yahtzee
To play a solo version of Yahtzee, your mom just needs one Yahtzee scorecard. Instead of playing one game, she’ll play against herself and play all of the games on the entire card. Her goal is to see what the highest possible score she can get by beating her other scores.
If your mom is often alone, it’s time to look at the best ways to provide the companionship she needs for her well-being. Senior home care aides can come to her home and play games with her, take her shopping, and help her with daily chores. Talk to a senior home care specialist to learn more about these and other available services.
Source
https://seniors.lovetoknow.com/Games_for_Senior_Citizens
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