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Contributing to where they are living (like in your home)? Or to their community? "Busy" activities can be the sorting of items, like nuts and bolts and screws or folding and refolding laundry. I'm working on getting my mom to cut rags from old (but clean) t-shirts with either a fabric scissor or a wheel cutter. Everyone needs rags and everyone has old t-shirts to donate. It all depends on whether your LO has arthritis in their hands, which can be very limiting indeed.
Or, you can collect Christmas cards from your community and cut the backs off so only the front is left with a clean, unmarked back. Use a small diameter hole punch and add ribbon. These can be used for gift tags. Or just glue to new card stock to create new, blank cards (this is something my town's senior center did before covid). Others will hopefully post more creative ideas.
I set my mom to polishing the silver -- a LOT. She really liked doing that even when she was younger, and since was the one who'd been collecting silver items she rarely used, it kept her busy for a long, long time.
When she was able to move around a bit, too, I put a dust rag in her hand and she just went around dusting surfaces without having to pick up things and doing the job perfectly.
My Mom sorts socks! When she finishes (and it takes a while because there are a LOT of socks!), I secretly unfold them again and put them back in the box for her to pair them again later on. I also took all of her costume jewelry (Mom LOVED costume jewelry and has boxes and boxes of it that she no longer wears) and mixed it all up for her to pair the earrings again and straighten out the necklaces and bracelets. I just dump these things out on the dining room table and she sits there for hours putting things back together properly and into the jewelry boxes.
I also have her fold towels and washcloths. She loves that they are so warm right out of the dryer and usually lays them on herself to warm up before folding them. Once I had her sort change but she has a difficult time differentiating the quarters from the nickels!
Lots of sorting, folding, pairing ideas... I'm sure you can think up more, but be sure to lay on the praise, thick and heavy!
FWIW - back when we could still visit, I used to work on jigsaw puzzles with several other residents (I miss Madge so much!) Although this was NEVER something my mother would do, I'd get her to sit with us and eventually she'd start pushing pieces around and actually managed to not only get some together, but also find some that I was looking for to fill a spot! Best to start with easier puzzles, some can be had cheap at the $ Tree ($1). If no interest, you can always give them away to a senior day care, regular day care or young relatives.
Think about what the person enjoyed or prior work experiences to tap into simple tasks similar to hobbies and interests. Gardeners might enjoy picking dried flowers off plants. Engineer types may enjoy anything that has mechanical parts. Cooks would enjoy helping with meals: washing veggies, assembling a salad, mixing ingredients. People who did organization or detail-oriented jobs can help fold laundry, sweep floors, or sort items.
Things I have my 87 year old husband, with Alzheimers do. Unloading the dryer, folding the towels and wash cloths. helping make the bed. Pouring a glass of ice tea or water for each of us. Placing things on the dinner table, to help set it, that I hand him. He enjoys doing these things and it makes him feel like he is doing his part.
I have mom load & unload & transfer laundry. Fold clothes while standing at a table(to increase mobility & strength). Sort-match socks;Unload dishwasher on a big drying mat on the counter. Stand & sort silverware from rack to the holder.(she mixes them up some, but that’s ok-it’s the activity that is good for her). Give her a extended feather duster to do furniture & window sills; brush teeth, brush hair, make bed, get cups of ice; push a dusting broom around; wipe down tables & counters; feed the outside dog a treat bone; take walks in the house while listening to music she likes (keeping her active); coloring & painting.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
F.
You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
Or, you can collect Christmas cards from your community and cut the backs off so only the front is left with a clean, unmarked back. Use a small diameter hole punch and add ribbon. These can be used for gift tags. Or just glue to new card stock to create new, blank cards (this is something my town's senior center did before covid). Others will hopefully post more creative ideas.
When she was able to move around a bit, too, I put a dust rag in her hand and she just went around dusting surfaces without having to pick up things and doing the job perfectly.
I also have her fold towels and washcloths. She loves that they are so warm right out of the dryer and usually lays them on herself to warm up before folding them. Once I had her sort change but she has a difficult time differentiating the quarters from the nickels!
FWIW - back when we could still visit, I used to work on jigsaw puzzles with several other residents (I miss Madge so much!) Although this was NEVER something my mother would do, I'd get her to sit with us and eventually she'd start pushing pieces around and actually managed to not only get some together, but also find some that I was looking for to fill a spot! Best to start with easier puzzles, some can be had cheap at the $ Tree ($1). If no interest, you can always give them away to a senior day care, regular day care or young relatives.