Reverse Paranoia

Problems with my grandmother?

My grandmother is 73 years old and due to recent problems she has moved in with my aunt. My grandmother has senile dementia and bipolar paranoia and because of that cannot leave the house unsupervised. While my aunt takes care of her physically, due to her long work hours she is not home as often as she would like. I worry that my grandmother is lonely and bored. She has a TV, computer, and internet yet due to a phobia of technology she won’t even change the channel and instead will sit in front of the TV until a show she doesn’t like will come on then she wanders into the kitchen to stare at the wallpaper. I want her to be happy but since we in such an extremely small town and she can’t drive there is no place for her to go or nothing to do. Is there any suggestions on ways to keep her occupied throughout her day so she isn’t so bored?

How about some dvds? get her some of the old time ones (everyone loves Oklahoma, etc.) That will last quite a while.
Also some cities have adult day care facilities. She may be able to attend for a couple hours just to give her some company.
Also, can you program some of her shows to come on at a certain time of the day when no one is there so she won’t have to worry about switching channels.
What about a small puppy or a kitten? This would make the best companion ever and the puppy or kitten would love the extra tlc and attention.

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