Re: Thirteen Desserts Thursday @ TDD - C&C
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2025 11:19 am
Good morning! The day started here with temp fight around freezing, and dropping ALL day. With wind. So that's a motivation to get up and doing, get my errands done so I can hibernate inside later today.
Laurlind, recommendation for your mom to adapt to the NH: First couple weeks, no outings, unless there's a DR appointment necessary. Mostlikely, the NH will have either a DR or a Nurse Practitioner who comes onsite so routine care can be done without leaving the building.
Make sure someone from the family visits every day, so she doesn't feel abandoned. Have those visits around meal time, to see how the food is, and/or check the activity schedule and accompany her to whatever social activities the NH activity director has planned. Visit with the nursing staff to see how they are seeing her adapt to the new surroundings. As soon as you have access to the room that will be hers, bring some personal things to make the room feel like hers. The ved will be a twin bed. Has she had a twin bed at home? Or does she need a new perky, happy new bedspread to brighten the room? Bring her own familiar pillow and a pretty pillow case (Unless hse is used to haveing plain white). Do not get an oversize bedspread, as it will be difficult to manage with wheelchair, side grab bar for getting out of bed. If they allow things on the wall, hang a couple pictures, get a cork board, and some push pins, so you can hang up cards. (I covered Mother's cork board with a white on white fabric for a background). There was no place to hang coats for visitors, so we bought a hook rack to place near the door for her coat and for visitors. We also placed a shelf on the wall so there was a place for a few small knick knacks, as mother loved to decorate for the seasons. Many people in the NH where mother was, had pictures on the wall of hteir family. mother kept saying this was temporary and she didn't want too much because she was going home, and didn't want us to have to work too hard to pack everything up. On more thing: are you going ot do her laundry? or have them do it? If you want to do it, bring a basket to place soiled clothes in.
On my way before the wintery blast!
But I still got outside and moved. 
I have a practice exam that needs a lot of help - 
Church was good and we stayed and chatted over coffee while people were preparing for tonight's concert and tomorrow 's funeral (no one we knew, but apparently she lived in the parish) around us. But we were able to be useful by helping with the sound check.
