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[quote=Anonymous]My mom died a couple of months ago and had a Medicaid bed in an otherwise very highly rated facility.  I was shocked at how quickly her nice clothing (and when I say nice, I mean just good sturdy cotton stuff from Kohls and Lands End, nothing really pricey) disappeared.  Cardigans, track suits, nice warm tops...is have to buy new stuff every few months.  So I think clothing is always a good bet.

Also, when you're there, check out the sheet and blanket situation and see if he's allowed to have all his own bedding.  Some places allow it (ours did) and it made such a difference for her to use her own comfy cotton sheets and quilt rather than the thin, threadbare stuff that was standard.  Also, maybe a bolster pillow?

Does he have his own phone?  A phone with big buttons and a place where you could put pictures for speed dial might be good.  My mom went downhill really fast and unfortunately she would have had a hard time with any other electronics, but maybe there are some things made for the elderly that would be easy to use like. DVD player and headphones.[/quote]

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