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My Mom is 92 with dementia. She is still talkative and loves to hear me chat but I sometimes run out of things to talk about. Watching tv used to be her favorite past time but she can’t see anymore. I play her favorite music, but what else can I do to entertain her? She can’t see so she can’t do puzzles, knit, or read. I feel so sad for her. Any suggestions are welcomed.

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She might like listening to radio theatre from the 30’s (just type in ‘radio theatre’ on YouTube and a ton comes up.

Also, maybe she would like to paint? You could start off with watercolors and she could feel around her paper without marking it with her hands (unlike acrylic), of course, she might enjoy finger painting. There are several blind painters out there, and their work is incredible. It doesn’t matter if hers will be, but she can paint from her mind and memory. It’ll probably turn quite abstract, but she might enjoy it.
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Isthisrealyreal Nov 2021
Love the radio programs.

Finger painting is a great idea.
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There are tv sets that can have audio descriptions of the scenes, like captioning for the hard of hearing, but for vision impared people.
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kblondie1 Nov 2021
I had no idea!!! THANK YOU!
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Podcasts! There are so many — they are like radio shows but very specific to certain interests. I'm currently listening to the Office Ladies, where the actresses who played Pam and Angela on The Office rewatch every episode and talk about it. And there are a million more. What does she like? I'm sure you can find a podcast about it.
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Your Mom can get digital books for free from The National Library For The Blind. It's through the Library of Congress. They have digital magazines, digital books, etc and will provide a Digital Tape reader/player for free. Link: https://www.loc.gov/nls/ or call: 1-800-424-8567 for questions about applying.
Even the postage is free when you send the "books" back.
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pamzimmrrt Nov 2021
Libraries also have books on tape!
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Wow!!!!! I’ve never heard of this! Amazing! Thank you so much!
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