About who needs care: We just lost my great grandmother in September and now need help caring for my 95 year old great grandfather. He has dementia and is grieving, so things are sort of day by day with him. He is on Hospice and has nurses and nurses aids who come out weekly to check on him and bathe him, so we mostly need someone there at his house a few evenings, nights and weekends/holidays to watch him, feed him, and just keep him company. We already have one sitter who is there from 9 am to 3 pm (I believe its 3 pm, I will have to double check on the time for sure). My great grandfather spends a lot of time in his bed in the living room sleeping, so in the evening he probably wont do much but sleep. He sometimes stays up at night though, since his nights and days get confused, so he will need someone who is able to stay up with him at night on the days we need an overnight sitter, in case he is awake. He does get confused about where he is sometimes, and he can get hateful and agitated at times, since he has always been very independent and doesn't like having help, but we have family in Attalla, Gadsden, and Boaz who would be able to come to his house, as well as Hospice if he ever got out of control for a sitter. We will provide phone numbers of said family members, including myself and my uncle. He forgets that my great grandmother has passed away sometimes, gets confused and thinks he is back at work at the steel plant in Gadsden (he worked there for forty years I think it was), and he talks about wanting to leave and go be with my great grandmother in Heaven, so we need a sitter who can mentally handle that. A male sitter would be great, but its not a requirement. We are a family that doesn't have much men in it, so that's the biggest reason I mention a male sitter, but a female is completely fine and not an issue. My great grandfather is a Christian and is firm in his beliefs, so its not required that the sitter be Christian, just mindful of his beliefs and his mental health with losing my great grandmother, on top of being 95 years old and having dementia. We do have a camera that stays on that my uncle has access to through an app on his phone, so a potential sitter will need to be okay with the camera being in the house and on at all times. That is nonnegotiable and simply for security reasons, since my great grandfather does live at home and is vulnerable. My uncle is the only person with access to view the camera feed, and it stays in the living room where my great grandfather sleeps. The days that I have listed that we need a sitter are not final, as I need to double check them with my uncle before hiring anyone, but the schedule would be a night or two overnight on weekends, two or three evenings through the week, and the week of holidays, but not the actual holiday (basically, someone who wont mind not taking a week or two off for holidays, but he will be with family on the actual holiday, like Christmas for example). This would probably be best for someone who is only wanting to work part-time hours, since the hours would probably only be 6 hours for evenings and possibly 9 hours for overnight. About the care needs: A caregiver with Christian beliefs is ideal, but not a requirement. Someone who has dealt with grief of a loved one or dementia patients. Patience, compassion, and understanding are really needed at this time with my great grandfather. A strong willed person as well, since my great grandfather is very depressed and often talks about wanting to die because he misses my great grandmother (Hospice is aware of this and treating his depression the best they can. He has never expressed a want to hurt himself or tried to, but he still needs supervision). Services needed include: meal preparation, errands / shopping, light housekeeping, companionship, feeding, bathing / dressing, and mobility assistance.
Mobility Assistance
Bathing / Dressing
Companionship
Feeding
Light Housekeeping
Meal Preparation
Errands / Shopping