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[quote=Anonymous]My mother (88) and stepfather (92) are still in their house, my mom still drives, and they want to stay there as long as they can despite their declining health. (My stepdad uses a walker and my mom uses a 4-prong cane or walker.)

I just spent a week with them and realized that their biggest problem is dinners. They live in a small town with food they can pick up nearby (cafeteria, hot bars, fast food). But just deciding what to get and picking it up seems increasingly difficult. Many nights they're eating frozen meals. They also struggle with simply throwing the packaging away each night, taking the trash out, running and emptying the dishwasher.

They don't want Meals on Wheels if they can avoid it. Ideally, they would have a caregiver come in a few nights a week, maybe cook a simple meal or bring them takeout and clean the kitchen. Ideally it would be someone they know and trust and are comfortable with (not a changing rotation of strangers from an agency).

Has anyone been in this situation and figured out a solution that works? If so how often did the caregiver come, how did you find the person, what tasks did they do?

(And clearly, they need to move to a retirement home/independent living soon. But we've agreed they will try to get more "aging in place" help first and see how it goes.)[/quote]

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