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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thank you all so, so much. These are terrific ideas and I have jotted them into a note so I have all together - I’m going to pre-plan a little but let the days take their natural shape, too, and thanks to you all will have lots of ideas to fill time if and when needed.

I am looking forward to the visit! Another aunt (this aunt’s sister) used to live nearby, so when I visited in the past, we all spent time together, and I could just have lunch and an afternoon visit or similar because neither aunt was alone, plus they had more active lives then. That other aunt has since passed away, and the aunt I am now visiting has aged a lot over the past year, so I was feeling apprehensive and “pressured” about how the days would take shape - I feel much better now, thank you all again! [/quote]

I know this sounds weird and it might not be right for your aunt, but you could ask her if she wants to go to her sister's grave, if she's buried nearby. She probably can't get there on her own.

You've gotten a lot of good advice. My grandma also liked doing paint with water--you can get nice books, and then we used qtips (bring some with you) to paint--bring a bunch so you can switch and the colors won't get mixed up. I think seeing what activities are already planned and if she wants you to go with her could be good-when I visited my grandma at assisted living she liked me to go with her to their exercise classes, "happy hour," etc.

At some places, it's easy to bring people to the dining room and some are strict about not allowing guests--if it's the latter, that's a good opportunity to leave. I would usually come after breakfast, leave at lunch, then come back for an hour or so before dinner and walk my grandma to the dining room so everyone saw she had a guest and it was a natural transition to her dinner and evening routine without me. [/quote]

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