It's a lot harder then it seems. My Dad is the one who drives us everywhere, but he works graveyard (9-5) and it opens too late for him to be able to take her. It's a dangerous parking lot so I don't feel comfortable taking her myself by walking down there, or taking her on the city bus, and we don't have the pass to take the bus that picks you up at your house. I also don't have enough money for a taxi. I have 10$ to last me a week. We are getting pounded by 50+ mph winds, and I don't want either of us to be out in it. I'm already sick, and she's been sick. She can't understand why she can't go though. I've explained it a couple times to her, and she's just to stubborn to listen. Any advice?
She will keep asking and you just keep saying no.
If yours will sit still for one, no reason you can't do it yourself, is there? The electronic kit does help. I use it for myself still, on occasion.
But I do understand your explanation about why you don't just do the nail care yourself. And that is what is sad, to me -- that you are willing and she is not.
With dementia I doubt she is going to accept/understand your very reasonable explanation. Dementia destroys reasoning powers. So keep refusing, keep the explanation short, and try distraction. "We can't go out today, Gram. It is very nasty and windy out there. You know, while we are stuck indoors, why don't we try organizing your jewelry box?" (Or let's have an indoor picnic, or make a pot of hot chocolate, or work on the jig saw puzzle we started yesterday, or any other distraction you can think of!)
@AliBoBali Her hair dresser does her for 40$ a week, which my Dad pays for. It's gets expensive, and she's pretty much cut down to once a week just because it's too much for her. She lives off S.S. She shops so much she has no savings. She was spending 1k+ a month on QVC alone, until all of a sudden "we don't get QVC on t.v anymore, Grandma." *Wink, wink, she can't figure out 1234 Wink, Wink*
I have just discovered printers and there are really fascinating ideas and patterns for everything you can think of on there. I am big into crafts and it really is a treasure trove.