About who needs care: My mother has dementia, and spends most days watching tv or, occasionally, reading a romance novel. Sometimes she also stares out the window at the pond below. She would enjoy help with sewing the holes in her clothes, changing the channel to find programs that interest her, watering the plants, etc. It would be great to find someone who could bring her to the beach on good weather days (she does not wander). It would be ideal to find someone who can prepare lunch and dinner for her during their shift, help with laundry and house cleaning, interact with my mother and help enrich her day. I live with her and have taken care of her myself for the past five years, and that just isn't working anymore. About the care needs: Cooking, cleaning. My mother's personality is fairly quiet, so a caregiver with an outgoing personality might be a good fit. My mother likes to watch golf and figure skating on tv and loves to go to the beach, and she traveled a bit in her younger years, so perhaps the caregiver has a few of those things in common. Maybe the caregiver can even introduce my mother to some new interests. Services needed include: meal preparation, errands / shopping, light housekeeping, and companionship.
Companionship
Light Housekeeping
Meal Preparation
Errands / Shopping