Hands-on Care Needed For My Mother In Milton

About who needs care: My mother in law is 90, she is small and somewhat frail. She has been falling on occasion, a bit unsteady on her feet. She has some speech problems at times due to a stroke a few years ago but has full mobility otherwise. She gets meals on wheels delivered weekly but that is all right now. My husband and I are 10 minutes away so are always checking on her. She lives alone in a secure neighborhood. He sets up her meds for her weekly but sometimes she gets confused and forgets to take them. Not often though. She is lonely, I think companionship would be most helpful during the day. She enjoys being outdoors, takes small walks with her walker on nice days. She is pleasant and funny, just gets confused sometimes. She has a hard time hearing. She loves to sew and still does, although not as quickly as in the past. She lost her husband 3 years ago and keeps a body pillow next to her in bed, that is "him", and talks to him all the time. Overall she is doing well for her age, but lately, we have noticed the falling has occurred more often but thankfully she has not had any major sprains or breaks, mostly bruising and soreness. She enjoys the few plants she has outside her front yard area and watching the birds come to her bird feeder. She has difficulty caring for these things though, so we help out so it looks nice and she can enjoy them. She gets up early, usually around 6 or 6:30 and goes to bed generally no later than 7 pm. But after her dinner, she often goes to the bedroom and watches TV with "him" until lights out. Sometimes she is tucked in by 5:30 or 6 pm. Her ideal day consists of some sewing, reading her "shopping" magazines, some TV, sitting or walking outside, meals and enjoying her back porch if it is warm out. She is very tidy, her home is clean and well kept all the time. She is pleasant to be around once you get to know her but may be resistent to someone in her home at first. Because of the recent falls, we are thinking this might be a good first step to have a professional caregiver visit her during the day to help relieve us sometimes and provide her someone to talk to. About the care needs: Someone who is cheerful, can joke with her but is also firm in taking care of her. Someone who listens well and has patience in trying to understand what she is saying. She gets frustrated when she can't get the words out. Someone who does like the outdoors and takes a genuine interest. We would prefer a licensed home health aide, certified in CPR, so that if something were to happen, they would at least know where to start. Someone who is quick to communicate with us, clear and concise and is open and honest. Services needed include: transportation, meal preparation, errands / shopping, light housekeeping, companionship, feeding, bathing / dressing, and mobility assistance.