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[quote=Anonymous]It is far to hot for walking outside now but we had the aids take Mom outside on walks twice a day.

Mom was never really a tv watcher but one aide always turned the tv on for "Say Yes to the Dress" and aid and Mom would sit next to each other on the couch watching tv together. It was cute.

We had Mom doing chores for a long time. Chores were generally:  folding laundry, putting washed silverware away into the correct slot in drawer, and pushing the dry swiffer around the kitchen floor.
Mom really excelled at this stuff.

We always had a puzzle out but I think the aids did most of the puzzle working.

One aide did not think Mom had enough activities so she requested magnet books for Mom--one was about gardening and one was about sewing. This aide also requested paint supplies so Mom could do arts and crafts.  Mom did pretty well with the painting.

If you have a caregiver who sits on the couch reading a book that is a great thing. So many of them are glued to their cell phones constantly.

Some good advice that my mother's estate lawyer told me was that most caregivers are high school grads and that I should not be too picky.

If the caregivers are kind, Mom is dressed, clean, safe and moves around a bit you are doing well.[/quote]

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