Thought I would send you all some extra photos of mom. I have been trying to send mom to the Sr center 2x/wk. The staff at the program recommended it(helps to keep her oriented and active). And the nurse recommended it at the apt complex. They have a very nice program with exercise classes, art classes, entertainment, games and lunch. She can participate in these things at her apt complex, but does not always do so. This way she is kinda forced to do some things at least 1x/wk.
I had a care plan for mom a few weeks ago. Overall her health seems pretty good. I need to get her a yearly dentist check up. She felt that her knee was feeling pretty good, so we skipped the injection. Recently she said it was bothering her again, so if it keeps up, I will reschedule an appointment with the orthopedic MD. She is not taking too much medication-Blood pressure, memory, anti depression, vit., I think she was fairly healthy this winter-no serious colds or flu. A bit runny nose like usual, but not as bad as it used to be. Maybe a better environment! She will have a yearly heart check up. She still gets very short of breath with walking. We convinced her to let the aid help her get a shower 1x/wk. I keep checking on her laundry. She keeps hiding stuff(dirty clothes, purses, her watches, key, money, food). If we can't find it, then someone stole it. Eventually we/she finds it. I always check on her room when I stop in to go through drawers. She also picks things up from around the building and takes them to her apt, so I try to keep it organized and uncluttered.
One thing, they had Mom listed as DNR-Do Not Resucitate. Sp? I asked the Nurse Practitioner to put her back on Full Code. They switched Dad when he began to decline, but I did not want that for Mom at this time. I think she could pull through if anything happened, but I will speak further to the heart doctor when we see him again. Mainly she just needs to get her toe nails trimmed and go to the hairdresser more consistently. She forgets to go at the apt in-house hairdresser, so I usually take her out for a wash, set and color.
I also really enjoyed the Aquarium trip with her and the group and Scott, Tom and I enjoyed having Brunch. We like to take her out to dinner also if not having her over to our house for a meal. And Easter was very nice with a beautiful mass and brunch which included Allison.
Mom keeps asking about Dad and I have to remind her that he is gone and buried in Florida cemetery. I try to put out photos for her of Dad and she puts them away. I think they make her more sad. She says she needs to come live with us because she has no one. She has latched onto one friend, also named Kathy. Unfortunately, Kathy is a bit of a couch potato too so sometimes mom skips out of activities because of Kathy. But they do love the weekly restaurant trips for lunch out!
They continue to have special activities and events at the facility and out in the community. Looking forward to more baseball games. That was also a lot of fun. I also thought it would be fun to take Mom to the beach for a weekend this summer. Plus she has pool passes for the community. It was just getting too hard to take both Mom and Dad especially by myself since Dad was such a handful. I had a hard time keeping an eye on both of them at once, and Dad was getting more difficult to manage(at risk for falling, bathroom issues, and watch out when he was angry!). So trying to get mom out and about as much as she can handle. She is a lot more flexible, but boy is she stubborn!
Baltimore Aquarium trip
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