My Mom (85) has lost 90% of her sight and hearing. What can we do for fun?

How about books on tape? Or listening to music?

I would try activities that use her other senses: touch, smell and taste. Feathers, flowers, ice cream, chocolate, etc.

My dad (100) has the same sight issues. He can still make out large objects like clouds and some objects around him. One of his great pleasures is to ride around his assisted living facility in his wheelchair - the fresh air and reaffirming his ability to recognize things is very uplifting. He also has an atomic talking watch, which makes him feel more connected to his day-to-day world. I think it cost around $69.

My dad loves the science channel and any other channel that is information related. We have recently learned that we can rent a wheelchair minivan for a day, so our plan is to take him to a sensory garden that is close by, which I think he will enjoy. He has always been an outdoors kind of guy. He is not interested in books on tape because he's not interested in faction and non-fiction books often have diagrams that are referred to that can't be seen. But if you think your mother would be interested in recorded books, they are available for free for the blind through the Library of Congress. They even supply the equipment. Your local library might be able to help you hook up with this service. My dad's hearing issues are usually related to a build-up of wax in his ears. Perhaps a regularly scheduled ear wax cleaning would help your mom. If she is wearing hearing aids, there are now Bluetooth devices that can enhance her hearing with a microphone for another person to wear, or to put close to the TV so the volume of the TV doesn't have to be so high. Hope some of these suggestions help.

My 90 year old mother is totally blind and deaf. Also, she can't walk and is on oxygen 24/7. Yet her brain is very sharp. The only way to communicate is by spelling out words on her hand. A way pass time with her is to ask a question about her past, which gets her telling stories that I love hearing about. You are fortunate that your mother can still watch television. It at least gives her a way to pass time. It is very sad and frustrating, but all you can do is let her know she is loved and listen to her with compassion when she voices her frustration.

Take her for a walk and hold her tight so she feels secure. Talk about old times and give her hugs and kisses. This will be a day to remember forever for you! Love her!

My 95-year old Aunt is now living with me and I am dealing with the same situation. She walks on a walker so I think a little more mobile than your Mom. I asked about books on tape because she used to love to read and because I felt with the ear phones she would be able to hear OK. She's stubborn and wouldn't consider trying it. So I called our local Council on Aging for ideas and suggestions. I found a couple of Adult Day Care facilities at local churches. I was really uncertain if she would like it at all but she went the first time last week and LOVED it! I can't afford to take her every day but she would go if we could. I am thrilled she has found something entertaining and interesting. 'Course she loves the attention and the activities. Hope this will give you some ideas.

we found a book on amazon.com that has different questions about a person's life. It is a sort of journal with questions like tell me about a time that you had a difficult time in elementary school for example. You could get that and have her tell you story and write them down for her. It has many different questions and is sort of a history of their life.

No experience here.... but have you thought about sculpting?

Get her a magnifying machine from your town or state's Commissioner of the Blind (similar to a microfiche machine) that allows a person to read and write.

My dad is almost 93 and has hearing aides but really only one works well for his type of hearing. It is getting worse. He doesn't have trouble with seeing but for his hearing it had gotten to the point of him not being able to make out any words on tv. He use to LOVE American Pickers and Pawn Stars. Even got me to watching it. Now it's CNN ALL day EVERY day. I bought him TV Ears. He takes his hearing aids out and uses those and loves them. Couldn't do without them. All the people at my mom's facility love the old shows....gunsmoke, lucy, Bonanza etc. Old game shows also. Good Luck and God Bless...