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My mother is losing her sight rapidly to macular degeneration, and she can’t see her nails to clip them. my brother is her caregiver, but she doesn’t want him to try and clip her nails, she thinks he’s going to miss and hurt her. Has anyone ever had a manicurist or pedicurist come in?

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Everybody recommends podiatrists but there are Foot Care Nurses

https://afcna.org/FindFootCareNurse
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MattyWelch Oct 2023
Wow, this is great! I see one that's near her! Now to just convince her to let the woman in. Sigh.
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For toenails a podiatrist should be used and Medicare pays for it every 10 weeks.
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I used to use an actual traveling podiatrist who made housecalls that would come and do toenails for some of my private-duty clients. It's expensive but well worth every penny.

I'm specialty trained in footcare but I have had some clients where I wasn't comfortable cutting their toenails.

Go online. You will find podiatrists who do housecalls. If not, there are always footcare clinics going on at senior centers.
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Thanks. This week she's going to get a pedicure for the first time (my somewhat clueless brother is taking her, this should be a good story), but I know this is going to be a problem as the weather turns snowy and she won't be able to use her walker. We're just going to have to look into this. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
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anonymous1784938 Oct 2023
You really have to be careful. I know so many people over the years who received an infection from a manicure or pedicure because you have to be 100% assured that they are cleaning the bowls. Etc.

I would find a podiatrist.
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for a long time, I made it a "trip out" to take Mom to the manicurist. We did that until 6 months before Mom passed. I convinced the hospice aides to trim her nails for the last 6 months. It did take a lot of push from me to ensure it was done.

The local senior center would have a toe nail clinic once a month.
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I found a podiatrist that did house calls to do my mothers toenails. Medicare will pay for it every 9-10 weeks. The hard part is finding one. Try calling all the ones in your area to see if any of them make house calls. She is in assisted living now, so they have a podiatrist that comes in to do them.
As far as manicures, I just keep filing her nails with an emory board. Clipping them was too risky.
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I found a lady who has worked in a nursing home, and provided services to them. She actually came to my home and cut my mom’s hair and did a manicure and pedicure. She was great with my 89 year old mom. My mom was very happy.
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Make an appointment with a Podiatrist, nail clipping can be covered by insurance. Ask at the office.
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Yes a Podiatrist comes to my home every 90 days. Another piece of information it's covered by Medicare.
Hope this helps you.
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Medicare covers podiatrist to clip nails. I found a podiatrist that comes to my parent’s house to do their nails and also check for an issues as many elderly have decreased sensitivity in their feet and are often unaware of potential problems that are developing
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MattyWelch Oct 2023
Thank you so much for all the suggestions! I’m seeing that there are several services near her. What will probably happen is she’ll need help, the roads will be bad and she won’t want to go out, so finally she’ll be forced to allow someone to come to her. If she wants to continue to live in her home at 100 years old she’s going to have to cave eventually.
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