My mum is 83 and she wouldn't be able to get in and out of a bath. They have a walk in shower. She also doesn't use shower gels cos it makes the shower tray slippery.
Just something the OP might want to consider with a very elderly lady.
My mum is 83 and she wouldn't be able to get in and out of a bath. They have a walk in shower. She also doesn't use shower gels cos it makes the shower tray slippery.
Just something the OP might want to consider with a very elderly lady.
My mum is 83 and she wouldn't be able to get in and out of a bath. They have a walk in shower. She also doesn't use shower gels cos it makes the shower tray slippery.
Just something the OP might want to consider with a very elderly lady.
My nan sadly couldn't stand at all but had to be hoisted into bath etc.
She used to say that's why she appreciated the nice bath stuff, it just made the experience that bit nicer. So I was actually thinking of someone not so mobile. Forgot they often have the shower instead though.
Oh absolutely - just something that the OP needs to find out, is all.
Indeed. My Granddad was 85 when we got him a "flying lesson" for his birthday. Although he had flown on airliners many times, and in WW2 and Korea, it was the first time he was ever able to see his town where he lived all his life from the air. And he flew much of the flight himself. And he loved every minute of it.
Maybe some notecards, or a selection of general use cards eg Birthday, sympathy, blank, thank you etc, and packs of stamps if she likes keeping in touch with folk.....postage costs a lot nowadays!
Or a subscription to a newspaper or magazine. Or arrange for a newspaper to be delivered daily/at weekends.
Make her a window box or a tub for outside the front door with heathers or spring bulbs.
I bought my gran an mp3 player and downloaded about 100 old songs for her, she thought it was magical, that such a tiny thing had all her gramophone records inside it. I bought speakers for it, as well as headphones and she loved it.
I bought my gran an mp3 player and downloaded about 100 old songs for her, she thought it was magical, that such a tiny thing had all her gramophone records inside it. I bought speakers for it, as well as headphones and she loved it.
We give a small hamper of everyday and luxury foods to the elders in the family include loo rolls etc and they have all loved it as they can then spend the money they save on their next shopping bill on something they can't normally afford to buy. Usually a bottle of something warming
I know that's an oddly specific question, and I know it's hard for anyone to suggest without knowing her, but I'm really stuck this year!
She has quite honestly got everything that I can think of. She's very old fashioned and likes traditional things, but I'm buggered if I can think of anything that she'd like that she doesn't already have!
Any suggestions...
Same problem with my grandparents. They already have all the 'stuff' they could possibly want so I've bought granddad some bed socks because he has Raynaud's Disease and Grandmother is getting a foot stool to keep her legs raised high enough to let her swollen legs go down a bit!
I'm also putting together a food hamper with luxury versions of the foods that they normally have. So most of the stuff is coming from Harrods, - which has some gorgeous jam and marmalade - and M&S. It's really just the sort of stuff they like on an afternoon, with some cake or biscuits and sweets and chocolate. Gorgeous. It was like opening a school tuck box when the delivery came from Harrods! And I wished that I'd ordered some for myself.
I bought a basket, straw filling and cellophane wrapper with a card and ribbon to put it all in from EBay and I'm quite happy they will love it when they open it on Christmas Day.
I'm not far away from that age and what I would love most of all would be a pamper day. A manicure and pedicure, and someone to wax these pesky pig bristles from my chin. No matter how old we are, small things like unsightly nails and gawd rot them, these blasted facial hairs really upset me
My mum is in her 80's. This year, amongst other things, I have bought her a jigsaw puzzle, Pam Ayres book, Calendar, a couple of books to read, a couple of classical voices cds and a paint by numbers for adults as she likes painting. I tried to get her stuff that would keep her busy over the winter months when she can't get out. Also got her the obligatory bottle of brandy and chocolates and I'll give her some money too, to help her out. It is really difficult to know what t get at this age,
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My mum is 83 and she wouldn't be able to get in and out of a bath. They have a walk in shower. She also doesn't use shower gels cos it makes the shower tray slippery.
Just something the OP might want to consider with a very elderly lady.
That's a really nice idea, DB
Oh absolutely - just something that the OP needs to find out, is all.
My nan sadly couldn't stand at all but had to be hoisted into bath etc.
She used to say that's why she appreciated the nice bath stuff, it just made the experience that bit nicer. So I was actually thinking of someone not so mobile. Forgot they often have the shower instead though.
Indeed. My Granddad was 85 when we got him a "flying lesson" for his birthday. Although he had flown on airliners many times, and in WW2 and Korea, it was the first time he was ever able to see his town where he lived all his life from the air. And he flew much of the flight himself. And he loved every minute of it.
Or a subscription to a newspaper or magazine. Or arrange for a newspaper to be delivered daily/at weekends.
Make her a window box or a tub for outside the front door with heathers or spring bulbs.
Horse drawn barge trip on a canal?
Pair of Pince Nez glasses?
Years subscription to National Trust?
That's really sweet.
Same problem with my grandparents. They already have all the 'stuff' they could possibly want so I've bought granddad some bed socks because he has Raynaud's Disease and Grandmother is getting a foot stool to keep her legs raised high enough to let her swollen legs go down a bit!
I'm also putting together a food hamper with luxury versions of the foods that they normally have. So most of the stuff is coming from Harrods, - which has some gorgeous jam and marmalade - and M&S. It's really just the sort of stuff they like on an afternoon, with some cake or biscuits and sweets and chocolate. Gorgeous. It was like opening a school tuck box when the delivery came from Harrods! And I wished that I'd ordered some for myself.
I bought a basket, straw filling and cellophane wrapper with a card and ribbon to put it all in from EBay and I'm quite happy they will love it when they open it on Christmas Day.
I got the idea from here when I asked a similar question