Hands-on Care Needed For My Mother In San Francisco

About the job

About who needs care: Mobility and balance issues (fall hazard. Hard of hearing. Mentally foggy or slow often. Going up and down stairs is difficult. Showering, feeding need assistance too. Food has to be prepared and placed in front of her. Her in-room bedside toilet Mobility and balance issues due to severe arthritis and cervical spine issues. Brain fog and cognitive slowness. Very hard of hearing and needs help putting in new hearing aids often. Needs meals made and put in front of her. Her in room bedside toilet needs to emptied 2-3x per day and cleaned. Her underwear need soaking and laundering throughout the week also. Hobbies are walking with rollator and swimming 3x a week, about 1. 5 miles away from home. Ideal day: breakfast, empty bed side toilet, shower, dress, do activity, socialize, lunch, watch movie, dinner. About the care needs: Mobility and balance issues. Old age brain fog & cognitive slowness. Severe arthritis in hands and degenerative cervical spine issue. Good fit: Caucasian and clear English speaker. Patient but firm. Should be strong with no health issues. Able to cook, clean, bath, socialize. Not someone who argues with or undermines the family's authority, but tactfully discusses any issues that arise. This caregiver should really enjoy being with and motivating an aging old woman in her home and like to have conversations, maybe work on puzzles with her and have fresh ideas to engage my 88-year-old mother. Caregiver may need their own car to take my mother to appointments or swimming (not certain about transportation requirements at this time). Services needed include: meal preparation, errands / shopping, light housekeeping, companionship, feeding, and bathing / dressing.