I created this page for seniors in memory of my mother inlaw who recently passed away. I also work as a personal support worker & it is so hard for some seniors to get out & meet new people. Some live vary lonely lives after there mate passes away. Hoping this will help to take some of the loneliness away. This is a page where seniors can chat & make friends. You must be a senior to join this page or be joining for a senior. Only "free" events & activities may be posted here for seniors.
If any one is interested in helping with this page for Seniors & why you would be interested msg me.
Here is a example of cue cards you can make for your love ones if they have Alzheimer's.
Another good thing to do is take family photos & either edit them in a graphics editing program & add names to them or make a scrap book with pictures & names. This way when they look at the pictures they will know who family members are.
Name sit down and eat lunch.
Name do not go to bathroom.
Name you already went to bathroom.
Name sit down and do puzzle.
Name sit down and eat breakfast.
Name sit down and eat supper.
Name sit down and colour.
Name sit down and read the book
Name no bathroom until 10am
Name no bathroom until 11am
Name no bathroom until 12pm
Name no bathroom until 1pm
Name no bathroom until 2pm
Name no bathroom until 3pm
Name no bathroom until 4pm
Name sit down and relax and do your puzzle.
Name sit down and relax and eat your food.
Name do not talk on the phone with people you do not know.
Name everything is fine. Everyone is ok.
Positive quotes colouring pages
Nobody phoned me to tell me she was in a nursing home I had to message a family member & ask her if she knew where gram was because I called gram and she usually would always call me back & she didn't so I found that strange.
So I had been taking her out ever since I found out she was in the nursing home every pay week. She enjoys going out & getting a muffin & coffee.
I had some time where i couldn't take her because I was sick & I was looking after my mother inlaw who was ill & she passed away in October.
As long as I keep visiting her she remembers me & last time i took her out when i got there she said Tisha I was just thinking of you!
My kids asked me isn't it strange if she doesn't know who you are & I said "No" I will just keep reminding her who I am if she forgets.
I promised myself that I would not just leave her there to rot. When my Great Aunt Marjory went in a home I was so busy with my own life that I didn't even get to see her & I promised myself that i wouldn't let being busy take away any memories that I can share with my grandmother!
When I went to get my grandmother today however @ the saint john st Stephen care home to take her to Dawson's cadet end of the year thing I was told that she wasn't allowed to leave the building.
My Uncle her "Power of Attorney" put a stop to any one taking her out. So she is to sit in the home & rot away I guess. She is being held hostage from any one that loves & cares enough to spend time with her because she has Alzheimer's.
I called my uncles & he gave me the big spew about he didn't know i had been taking her out, that she has Alzheimer's what if she doesn't want to go back. In Which I told him I have been taking her out & I haven't had any issues, also I work with Alzheimer's & dementia clients & I am quite capable. He said he hadn't herd from me in years. I told him he moved away that , that was not my fault. I told him that I had always keep in contact with my grandmother Irene McAdam. He said he would let me know in a couple days. I told him that Dawson's Cadet thing is today not in a couple days. I said that was unacceptable. He told me to do what I have to. I then asked him what does that mean? He informed me that he was the "Power of Attorney" So I hung up on him. Then I had to go tell my grandmother that I couldn't take her & I made up the excuse it was because her feet were swollen. So I was late getting to the cadet thing & was upset the whole entire day.Real nice. I'm sure if my Uncle Jeff was still alive. He wouldn't of allowed this to go on.
Think twice about who you let to be your power of attorney! I would rather the government be her power of attorney then i could have had my grandmother @ my sons cadet thing today!
Uncle Garth you preventing me from spending time with my grandmother is just plain out wrong. Do your research! Being in a nursing home is not meant to keep them in jail. Alzheimer's & dementia should not be a jail sentence. I am a personal support worker with first aid. I have been working in this line of work for years. I looked after both my mother inlaw who was on oxygen & had pulmonary heart disease & father inlaw who had cancer.
You will be old some day as well & Alzheimer's Dementia can be inherited. Maybe you kids may put you in a nursing home & just leave you there to die. Make it right & let me take "MY GRANDMOTHER" on outings weather it is just to Tim Horton's or a drive. It is good for her health to get out & get a change of scenery!
There may come a time when you, a family member or a client's life can no longer manage to get in & out of the tub easily or they may have fear of falling & prefer to have a bed bath.
Washing Hair
For my family member I found it easier for her & myself to use a solar shower to wash her hair while she was sitting in the wheel chair. You can buy a Coleman Solar Shower " witch you can buy " Walmart in the seasonal camping section for $9.97. Pick a spot where there is a sturdy beam & use a sturdy hook. I use a hook made for holding a water hose. Install the hook high enough so that the water will come out of the solar shower easily. Fill with warm water. You don`t have to completely fill it. It only need enough water to wash their hair.
Solar Shower
You can buy a cape but all I bought was a shower curtain from the Dollar store to cover her so that she didn't get wet other than her hair. She held a plastic basin witch can also be bought from the dollar store in front of her for the water to drain into. This allowed me to give her hair a good scrubbing & rinsing. When I wash hair I lather up the shampoo & scrub with pads of my fingers. Some love it when you scrub their hair but depending of the person this may vary.
Bed Bath
Put a towel on pillow for hair & lay a towel over the bed.
Have them lay on towel with assistance.
Use basin with 2 wash cloths. One wash cloth for washing with soap & other wash cloth for washing off soap.
Back Area
To do back area assist them to roll over to their side facing away from you so that there back is closest to you.
Private Area
Using soap give a good scrub, especially in creases. Don`t be scared to give this area a good scrub. It is no different than when you washed your baby if you are a mother or washing your self. It is the circle of life. When you are born your mother or father baths you until you are able to do it on your own. Then as you get older you may or may not need help again.
Make sure to dry creases. Lightly sprinkle powder in creases & rub in if that is what they like.
Help them to get dressed.
This isn`t for everyone, this is just how I helped my family member & thought this would be usful information for others.
