Volunteer project with elderly?

Question

for one of my classes we need to do a volunteer research project. my major is soc. work with a minor in gerontology. i would like to do my project at a nursing home in a small group. i though of something like knitting and having small talk but i don't know how to knit. any ideas!?

Answer 1

i like to bring board games to play with the senior citizens. they really get into it and i guess it makes them feel young again. it's super fun.

Answer 2

Puzzle, painting, quilting,

  You might want to look at your local senior center.

Answer 3

I am a volunteer in a nursing home and I work in the activity

department. and we do different activity with the old people

you can read to them or play games with them or exercise with them.  or play bingo. you can take  them back to forth

to their room or activity room or dining room.  or you can

ask the activity  director what you do can do for them. or you

can do alot of things with them.  and I do alot of things with the

old people at the nursing home.