When it comes to gift giving, you always want to be thoughtful and helpful. This is especially true when you are shopping for the best gifts for elderly in nursing home. These are also great gifts for seniors in assisted living.

There are our top picks that your friend or family member will appreciate if they are living in a nursing home.

In addition, you can also visit our list of the Best Gifts for Seniors and Grandparents here for even more ideas.

Thoughtful Gifts

Nursing Home Guest Book

Visitors Book: Nursing Home Visitor Guest Book for Logging Name and Date, Floral

Remind your senior family members and friends how much you love them and miss them when you are not around. Leaving names and encouraging notes in their visitor’s book is a small gesture that means a lot.

Scrapbooks & Photo Albums

Making a scrapbook or photo album will also go a long way to comfort your senior. If you family member is just moving into a nursing home, giving them a book with pictures from their old house or neighborhood might make the transition easier.

Framed Photos & Electronic Picture Frames

Pictures of friends and family are good for the heart. You can opt for the traditional frames and photos, collage frames, or even digital frames. The digital frames are great to be able to see multiple photos. However, before you give a digital frame, make sure that your senior or someone at the home can keep it charged and working.

Stationary and Note Cards

There are so many beautiful cards and stationary options out there that it is easy to customize this gift to fit your family member or friend. Make sure to gift this gift with a hand-written note from you too!

Calendars

In addition, calendars are also a highly customizable gift. You can make a calendar yourself with photos of family and friends, or you can buy one in just about any topic your senior is interested in.

Helpful Gifts

Odor Reducing Bathroom Spray

Puracy Natural Room Spray, Lavender & Vanilla Air Freshener, Organic Bathroom Odor Eliminator, Perfume-Free

Your senior will appreciate the ability to keep their bathroom as fresh as possible. Nursing home bathrooms just tend to have smells that linger. This gift will help your senior to ward off embarrassment when having guests visit.

In addition, we found this room-spray very helpful as well in combating odors.

Hygiene Cloths

Ally Rinse-Free Ultra-Thick Adult Bathing Cloths are great for a quick refresh. Baths are often scheduled at a nursing home, so these cloths are helpful in the inbetween times. They are also microwaveable and hypoallergenic.

Robes and Comfortable Cardigans

Help your senior family member or friend find their new favorite robe or sweater! Look for breathable materials that are easily cleaned and laundered.

No Slip Socks and Shoes

Warm comfortable socks with non-slip grips on the bottom are helpful for just about anyone, but especially those in a nursing home. This is their home and they would like to walk around in socks sometimes! However, there is that issue of tiled floors.

In addition, it is important to find the most comfortable shoes that also have sufficient grip. Nursing home residence often have lots of hard surfaces and not a lot of plush carpet around. Consequently, our elders need shoes that support as well as grip.

Lotions and Balms

Nursing homes and assisted living centers can be very dry! Light scented or unscented lotions are good choices, and even better if they are all natural.

Senior Friendly Technology

Clocks with large numbers and radios, music players with simple controls are great gifts for seniors and the elderly. Pre-programming their device or filling an ipod with their favorite music makes the gift thoughtful as well as helpful!

For those that need extra help, we recommend the Simple Music Player – MP3 music box for Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Again, if you need more ideas, make sure to visit our list of the Best Gifts for Seniors and Grandparents!

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