About who needs care: My mother has some pretty bad anxiety and depression issues but is pretty sharp mentally in other ways. She is very anxious about leaving her apartment in a senior living facility. Its a nice facility. She has some odd issues around food where she has ruled out most foods saying most make her sick. She also complains of pain when we have had multiple doctor visits that don't ever really pinpoint specific things we could do anything about. Right now we have Senior Helpers coming by three times a day helping her get shoes and socks on and off and bringing her meals from the dining center. She hasn't been overly receptive to the idea of a companion but my wife and I work full-time and we have no other family in the area that can help and she often texts me throughout the day with various challenges. I am not quite sure what we need but would like to explore the idea of having a companion a few days a week come by and just be someone to interact with and maybe help with some things that the Senior Helpers are not doing. She doesn't have any hobbies which is part of the problem. She mostly just watches CNN and game shows all day. She resists doing any of the many activities available in the building but maybe if someone could bring her and be able to bring her back if she feels bad? Again, I am a bit at a loss and just exploring options. My father passed away in Charlotte just over a year ago and I had to move her to Myrtle Beach to be near me as I am her only son. About the care needs: They would need to be patient and know that they are working with someone who has extreme anxiety and tends to be very negative. Distracting her from her negativity would be a big thing. Not wanting to get too much into politics but she and I are pretty disturbed by Trump. She has some great staff that help her who support Trump and we love them but ideally someone that is at least as upset at the cruelty Trump displays on a regular basis might be a good bond (although maybe steering away from politics an news in general would be good since they tend to be negative things anyway!)? She loves her grandkids and she is also very much into her Catholic faith so someone that can appreciate those things might be good. Services needed include: companionship.
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