Make Mother’s Day really stand out this year by ensuring you get your mom a gift that she’ll never forget. Instead of going with the typical flowers and candies, look at Mother’s Day gifts like these. An elder care provider can help you with ideas too.

Technology for Socialization and Connections

A tablet or smart display enables your mom to easily chat with family and friends through video. Your mom can see faces and not just rely on the phone where she hears a voice but doesn’t get to see the person she’s talking to.

She might like a digital photo frame to watch her grandchildren growing up. Look for one where family members can add new photos by uploading photos to the address or email you give them.

Kitchen Tools That Simplify Prep Work

Does your mom like to cook? Look into kitchen tools that simplify the prep work that’s harder to manage when you have arthritis or less muscle strength.

There are raised cutting boards that have built-in mandoline slicers. She can grate and slice vegetables and have them fall into the bowl below. For items that need to be in larger slices, she can use the cutting board and have the items go into the slot to the awaiting bowl.

A food processor makes it handy to grate, chop, and mince items. She might benefit from a system that also has a blender or smoothie-making attachment.

Does your mom love to make bread but find it hard to knead the dough? How about a stand mixer or bread machine? Those take over the kneading, and your mom is able to make bread as much as she wants.

Meal Box Subscriptions

If your mom does still cook, you could pay for a subscription meal box service. She gets all of the ingredients needed to make the meals shown on the recipe cards delivered right to her home. Some of these boxes already have some of the smaller vegetables diced and ready to use.

Look at meals that fit your mom’s dietary needs. If she needs low-sodium, focus on the meal box subscription services that focus on low-salt meals.

Arrange a Few Months of Elder Care

One of the hardest parts of getting old is realizing you just can’t do it all. Your mom probably hates having to ask you for help, but she also finds it impossible to do things that were once so easy.

If you or an aging loved-one are considering hiring Elder Care in Los Altos Hills, CA, and the surrounding area, call the caring staff at Aviva In-Home Care.
Call today: (415) 795-2203

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Evan Loevner

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As a former hospital administrator, I launched Aviva with the goal of having a more focused, direct impact on the delivery of care than I could ever accomplish within a hospital setting. For me, the joy of running an organization like Aviva In-Home Care is having the ability to positively improve the lives of individuals needing customized care. As a passionate Bay Area resident, I know that many local seniors can benefit from new approaches to in-home care, that will bring them more connection to the community, and provide families with a greater sense of comfort that their loved one is indeed matched with an ideal caregiver.

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