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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is good for family to visit because when you care, the staff cares.

Short visits more frequently are better than infrequent long visits and probably will be easier on you! Just 15-30 minutes. Come during meals and chat. Or bring a special treat/snack.[/quote]

Agree. We went for short visits. When with DH and kids, we would go before or after a meal. DH and DS would take books and read while DD and I would bring ~200 piece puzzles to do with my mom. She really couldn't do them, but she loved fingering a piece and chatting with us, even if she usually thought she was with her sisters. DD would usually largely complete the puzzle, then stealthily push one or two pieces in front of her to complete. A few times when I took the kids, there would be the balloon activity when an activity coordinator blows up a few balloons and the residents bop them back and forth to each other. Then my kids would join in and play with my mom.

When I was going alone, then I would go around a meal time, sit with her, and chat. Then we might pull out a puzzle or I would read to her from the local paper. [/quote]

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