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Definitely get the hospital bed for her. Medicare will likely pay for part of the cost if you can get her doctor to write an order for it, which is likely if she has any mobility issues, or especially if she has ever recently fallen. Being able to have the bed go really low, is needed to prevent injury from falls. And ask about the floor rug idea before you buy one. At Dad's memory care AL they are not allow, (they tend to trip up the shuffling gait of these old folk). Several of the AL's we looked at had very small rooms like that. Many of them had a shelf (rather high up, maybe 6 ft up) on the wall in each resident's room. (It kind of looked like a fireplace mantel, without the fireplace) It provided a place to put cherished items. Pictures can go on the walls, but those little rooms leave nearly no space for little statues, and vases, etc.
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Mthr's memory care does not allow glass unless it's in picture frames. It's too easy for a resident to try to carry a vase full and drop it, and in their haste to clean up the resident and friends get cut. It's been a challenge to find vases that are nice looking plastic, but when I do, I buy one!
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I found that the goodwill store nearby has older TVs that have a push button control without a remote control. My mother never had a remote and it is right beside her bed where she can reach it. The used TVs start at $12 so that is a big savings over a new flatscreen.
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Step away from the bric-a-brac! HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT TO CLEAN ! These little tchotchkes are the bane of my existence- the staff there will probably not want to dust alot of little doo-dads either. Consider a wall mounted (bolted) display case if you must have little bitty keepsake things- can have a light inside that can double as a night light. Something not to opened or played with either. My Mom loves to have every horizontal surface COVERED with stuff- makes for a hard time with dust/pollen/germ control; and is INDEED a hazard. Re: remote controls: every cable provider has special senior-accomodating remotes with huge light up numbers. No fee.Also: any big-box store will have display model flat screens or out of the box units at a fraction of the cost. It's also a safety issue: bolted to the wall ! Worth the price because it tilts and angles as well. For phones: consult your local senior services for access to phones for hearing aid-wearers and/or folks just having a hard time with the phone. They have big light up numbers that talk to you as you dial- and neon lit 'ringers' on base unit and cordless phone handset. Works well here. They are FREE. Free is always good.
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Ditto on the bric a brac - people kept giving my mom little figures, candles, stuffed animals - when she moved to NH, she took a few things. Now I have these boxes of things I'm afraid to dispose of, for fear she will be asking for something that I pitched. In my case, not being able to lay hands on something creates a continuing issue until I can produce.
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Linda 22: REALLY !!! ME TOO ! Except it's a garage full of boxes from Mom's 3br home, the closets of which were FILLED with just her stuff. If you can't find that ONE THING that hasn't been looked at or used EVER in 15 years...then you're the bad guy.
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My mom gave me her watch when she went into the hospital. I absentmindedly put it away....somewhere....I was up all night in the ER, my MIL was on the 5th floor (quite ill) and my husband's PD meds were really not working yet. The missing watch was something she brought up often when she was really ticked with me. I finally just bought her a new watch....to this day, I have NO clue where I put it. I think I'm going to be brave and clear out the spare bedroom closet. I need set up my drawing table and stop being too busy to draw....
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