Update

George is still packing regularly and still asking if he can do something - he thinks he might be going to Auckland tomorrow. However the rugby world cup is keeping him occupied, he watches the games and the replays. He is able to tell you all the moves made during the game so there is nothing wrong with his memory regarding the rugby.

I am finding it increasingly important to remind him to shower - I am sure he would just go for a week without one if I didn't get on to him.

He does try to help but finds it very difficult. He 'makes' the bed each day. I make it properly before I go to bed as he just pulls the cover over everything...

Mum is going down hill. She can get aggressive with staff members who try to tell her what to do. Not physically aggressive but verbally. She was very upset with a staff member when I went in over the weekend and it took me some considerable time to calm her down. Older people don't like being told what to do. There are better ways to get them to co operate e.g. would you like to ... for example.

Clothes

Put on his track pants yesterday - inside out. I told him that he had them on inside out and he said it didn't matter. Today he came out and said 'I've got them on the right way now' - they were still inside out but round the other way!!

Dishes

Poor George is trying so hard to help. The other day I had to go out briefly. When I got home I found him taking dishes out of the dishwasher and starting to stack them. I explained that we needed to put the dishes back in the dishwasher as they had not been washed. We did this - there were only a few dishes in there.

I went to do some work outside and the next thing George has the dishwasher going to wash the few dishes that were in there.