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sandysage

Tips for helping a friend's parent

sandysage
11 years ago

Hi there - I haven't been on this forum for so long that I can't remember my original User Name. Ha! My life has changed substantially over the past two years. After placing my mother in an ALF 5-yrs ago, I've been through many ups-n-downs with her. But I have a new issue at hand....

After being laid-off last year, I had to relocate across the country for work. My work is now managing a large ranch and I am on the property almost 24/7. Yesterday the ranch owner asked if I was interested in additional/paid work: helping to care for (or "oversee") his elderly mother who also lives on the property in a small home.

So, in need of more $$$ and having some extra time, I am considering it. He mentioned that maybe it wouldn't be more than checking in on her twice a day and seeing that everything is in order (heat or A/C on as needed, refrigerator closed, coffee made, dog fed, etc.) The woman is very mobile and is able to care for her personal/hygiene items. But, at 90, she is showing signs of dementia. I think it will be easy to accommodate his request but I am looking for a list of things that will help her daily routine. Like: buy pod coffee rather than big cans of loose grounds; buy single serve food (she's having trouble closing lids for milk, honey, etc); check her laundry; etc... I'd like to be as helpful as possible and allow her to still be *busy* and independent. Money isn't too much of a problem....

The area is VERY VERY rural and she is content in her solitude...

Thanks for any little tips!

Sandysage

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