Companion Care Needed For My Loved One In Seattle

About who needs care: Jan is a 69-year-old single woman who's primary interests are watching TV, smoking and drinking. In the past, she enjoyed her career driving for transit and working in her garden. She is continually recovering from a broken leg which has mostly healed but which is unlikely to fully heal due to persistent infection. About the care needs: We need someone who is able to work in a smokey environment as she is a heavy indoor smoker. The doors and windows can be opened to help clear it out, and she likely wont light up in front of you if you ask her not to, but we want to be perfectly clear about it up front. Additionally, our caretaker should have some basic understanding of working with/around dementia as this has becoming an increasing problem in Jan's life. She may have trouble remembering appointments, dates, etc. We are specifically looking for someone to: - Clean the kitchen (remove old food from the fridge, do the dishes) - Take out the trash/recycling - Collect the mail from her mailbox - Refill her bird feeder - Socialize with her - Report back to us on her eating and general health We may be interested in: - Putting away food deliveries in case they are not delivered properly - Taking her to appointments - Taking her out to lunch - Forwarding mail occasionally Services needed include: meal preparation, errands / shopping, light housekeeping, and companionship.