About who needs care: She has COPD, and uses a nebulizer and inhaler, and diabetes that is managed through diet. She is legally blind due to glaucoma. We just need someone to come in and assist when my sister and I need to away from the home for more than a 2 hours - help with getting a light lunch, and mostly just being there if she needs anything. Because of her age and very low vision, she spends her days working on her Kindle tablet doing word games with family, or listening to Red Sox games on the radio, or doing paperwork. About the care needs: Someone that is kind, compassionate, gentle, attentive, and who is content to be quiet and just be a presence in the home, and if mom is feeling good that day, talking is fine, but with her COPD she can sometimes get short of breath - but not always. If the person is content to just read a book or magazine while in the home, that would work fine. Services needed include: companionship.
Companionship