{"id":1725,"date":"2015-07-28T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/?p=1725"},"modified":"2023-05-23T19:02:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T23:02:19","slug":"the-importance-of-family-dinners-for-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/articles\/the-importance-of-family-dinners-for-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Family Dinners for Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Enjoy family time with all of your loved ones.<\/p><\/div>\n

The owner of Home Instead Senior Care in northern Kentucky, Eric Schuermann, recently made the news<\/a> with his quest to bring back the traditional family Sunday dinner.\u00a0 He is asking the nation to visit SundayDinnerPledge.com<\/a>, and sign the pledge to bring your family together once per month for Sunday dinner.\u00a0 Through July 31, 2015, Schuermann has stated that the Home Instead Senior Care Foundation will donate one dollar for each person who signs the pledge to Meals on Wheels of America, with a cap of $20,000 total.<\/p>\n

Schuermann was inspired to start this campaign due to a research study he read, which found that 50 percent of families living near senior relatives feel they do not share meals often enough, and 75 percent stated they only ate with their senior loved ones on special occasions and holidays.\u00a0 As someone who has dedicated his career to the care of seniors, Schuermann saw this as a problem in need of a solution.\u00a0 To help those who commit to this campaign stick and with it, Home Instead Senior Care has partnered with popular Food Network chef Melissa d\u2019Arabian to develop nutritious recipes that are both inexpensive and easy to make.\u00a0 On SundayDinnerPledge.com<\/a>, you will find these recipes, as well as tips for involving seniors in meal planning and preparation, and activities you can enjoy together before and after dinner.<\/p>\n

Having many generations of a family break bread together around one dinner table is a wonderful way to bond and have family stories and recipes passed down from one generation to another.\u00a0 If you are worried about possible lulls in conversation, don\u2019t let that hold you back from beginning this new tradition. Home Instead Senior Care offers the following conversation starters<\/a> you can use to get people talking, sharing, and maybe even reminiscing.<\/p>\n