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About the job

About who needs care: My Mom is very mentally with it, some short term memory problems but otherwise pretty sharp. Takes care of her medicine herself with myself assisting in changes, consultation. She is to walk with a walker at all times or uses her counters to maneuver around her kitchen. Has hearing aids , several pairs but still most times needs for you to speak up or look at her when talking. She lives alone but has a brother who checks on her, a neighbor, and my self and my sister , almost every day. She has meals on wheels come five days a week. Likes to get up later some days, eat , watch TV, read, talk with people. I take her out to her doctor's appointments and other places several times a month, my sister and sometimes others pick up her food at grocery store, which is paid for and ordered by me online. She stays up late and likes to watch the news and other shows. She can toilet herself, is continent. About the care needs: She likes someone who engages in conversation, helps with doing laundry some days, picking up things in house to move around, help and or preparing meals, mostly breakfast and dinner, she does well getting her own snacks etc and medication. She needs someone to put out recyclables and garbage occasionally , if we do not do it. Services needed include: meal preparation, errands / shopping, light housekeeping, and companionship.