Hands-on Care Needed For My Mother In Virginia Beach

About the job

About who needs care: 1. Use walker, recovering from broken hip surgery 2. When home reads the newspaper daily, Enjoys her digital photo frame, Love to cook in the past 3. No hobbies except to look her best and shop for clothes (when younger she went weekly), Enjoys being outside on the porch or front garage area and doing her Word Seek Book, Loves to eat out at restaurants 4. Coffee, paper, medicine, shower, minor chores around the house like making her bed, sitting out front and watch the neighbors go by or sit on the back screen porch and watch the lake activity, have a light lunch (prefers snacking rather than a heavy meal), errands (grocery store, clothes shopping, bank), weekly in-home hair stylist visit. At night, she watches her game shows. About the care needs: Nice, PATIENT and tough skin, be willing to make suggestions to get Mama more active and get her into a workout routine of exercise to make her stronger and more stable. Help her practice eating with regular eating utensils and writing because she has difficulty with her fingers. Special skill - turning the negative into a positive Mama used to enjoy playing card games. She does not read for pleasure (only People magazine), her attention span is next to nil because she has her own agenda. Interest in the Hollywood stars and the latest fashion would excite Mama. Services needed include: transportation, meal preparation, errands / shopping, light housekeeping, companionship, feeding, and bathing / dressing.