Gift Ideas for Someone Receiving Hospice Care
While the greatest gift you can give your loved one receiving hospice care is your time and attention, personally selected gifts with their interests in mind can be another way to show your love.
Gifts that provide comfort and celebrate cherished memories are a good way to thoughtfully provide something practical and still evoke joy. Below, we offer a few gift ideas for someone receiving hospice care. When purchasing a gift that requires shipping, please be sure to allow extra time for delivery as many stores and shipping providers are reporting delays this year.
Desktop Zen Garden
Even when space is limited, your loved one can find room for a desktop zen garden like this one from COCOROStore. The zen garden comes with a wooden tray, white purified sand, rock, rake, fish, and other accessories that will allow you to arrange your garden based on your mood or personality.
Audible
If your loved one enjoys reading, but finds holding books or reading on a screen to be too difficult, a gift subscription to Audible can provide them with a new way to consume the books they love. Books can be played on a cell phone, computer, or even through an Alexa device. Audible includes a wide range of genres and features entertaining readers who make the stories come alive. Bringing back the wonder of the written word can be a beautiful gift for someone receiving hospice care.
Memory Blanket
Memory blankets are a beautiful way to cover your loved one with love. As the name suggests, the Gallery of Twenty Three photo blanket from Shutterfly allows you to upload 23 photos of beloved family, friends, and memories. Shutterfly offers maximum flexibility with your blanket gift with a variety of designs, sizes, and styles including fleece, plush fleece, and Sherpa blankets. Allow at least a week for production to ensure you receive the customized blanket in time for the holidays.
Voice Recorder
A voice recorder can be a great gift for someone receiving hospice care as long as it is easy to use. The Sony ICD-PX470 Stereo Digital Voice Recorder has clearly marked buttons for record and stop, making it easy for your loved one to record important information, recite favorite recipes, or tell stories from their life. The recordings can be saved as MP3s and easily transferred to a computer or cloud storage using a micro SDHC card.
Lap Desk
A well-designed lap desk can be a practical and stylish gift for someone receiving hospice care. The LapGear Designer LapDesk comes in a variety of designs to match your loved one’s personal style. The comfortable fabric pillow conforms to your loved ones lap and is large enough to fit laptops up to 15.6” in size. It also includes a phone slot so your loved one can keep their cell phone close at hand while writing letters or eating a snack.
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