What are you buying elderly relatives?

[Lovemusic33]

I need to buy something for my grandmother, she’s 94, lives on her own, only goes out once a week when my aunt takes her shopping. She usually gets gifted so much food that she ends up giving it away so I don’t want to gift any food. I haven’t got a huge budget, maybe £10-£15, she has fluffy blankets, heated blankets etc..

What are you buying for your elderly relatives?

[quote haggisaggis]@Bottl thanks for the idea. Went to my local plant nursery today and they planted up a nice pot for me so that’s dd sorted![/quote]
@haggisaggis - aw that's great!!

@EmmaStone missing the point here I know but I fancy one of those. Do birds end up pooping all over the window though?

@Pansypath my Mum has one of those, no the birds don't poop on the windows ( but they do chuck the seed around a bit, usually a pigeon comes and hoovers up the leftovers)

Thank you @Defiantly41 I might buy myself one as a present!

If you type in rugby history books I to Amazon. There are some great books and a lovely ones about a match after the first world war called the final whistle. I have bought one for an elderly gentleman. Plus a cheapie funny paperback about funny rugby quotes. Both well within your budget.

But seriously, I think the naked rugby player calendar would be perfect if she has a sense of humour.

My nan loves the photo books. Especially this year as we have not seen her :(

Heat pad and bed socks go down well with residents at work!

A large bunch of Lillie's. Not only will they look good but they will smell wonderful too.

She might like a trip to the local garden centre to look at the Xmas decorations.

My Mum used to like the soft pastel jumpers from The Edinburgh Wool Shop. Youi might find online. They are so soft and warm.

I bought my elderly great Aunt some scented drawer liners and she told me they were her favourite gift as she enjoyed the scent every time she opened her clothes drawers and they lasted all year, just faded gradually.

Fingerless mittens were a hit with my 94yo DGM who has arthritis, as she can wear them in the house or out shopping and not have to try to take them on and off all the time when she needs to grip things etc

Primark for nice cosy soft jumper, and a hot rugby player calendar sounds good 😃

I’m getting mine a couple of dishes from local restaurants that you get delivered and heat.

A electric fleecy blanket which she can use to keep herself warm when sitting down. I am getting my mum one of these.

My sister treated our elderly great aunt to a home delivered small cream tea with one sandwich cut up in fingers with crust off, 1 smallish scone with jam and cream and a cup cake 🎂. It was delivered to her home and set up for her with old fashioned bone china tea pot, milk jug and sugar bowl with little silver sugar tongs and tea spoon, a matching bone china plate and all displayed on a bone china cake plate. She had it ordered for her birthday.

Waxed amaryllis
Beautiful soap
Chanel or similar lipstick/nail varnish
My DF (89) thought my DS led colour changing lightbulb (£10 ish Amazon) was fab last year so I bought him one for his lounge - he loves it !
Box of Neuhas or Godiva Chocolates
For my DAunt Coty Laimant perfume as she loves it
Spacemasks

I usually give a stocking filled with smaller useful objects. In the past stuff like day/night face cream, hand cream, earrings, beads, light scarves, bath stuff, nail files, hair nets, perfume, magnetic clasps for elderly users to fix to existing necklaces so they can put them on with ease, lottery ticket, scratch card, voucher for manicure at their regular hairdressers, CDs, toffees, mints, ankle pop socks for swollen legs, Reed fragrances, mini bottle of alcohol, tea cosy, powder puff talc, gloves, umbrella, knickers.
She prefers something she uses and anything else either ends up in the cupboard or given away.

A good hand cream and foot cream set,
Luxury shower gel. X

One wants warm vests, another wants leather gloves, one a scarf and the other a bottle of decent red wine. It is hard though, I tend to go for edible posh treats most years, but we did that for birthdays this year. Puzzles and puzzle books are also popular with our older relatives.

@Lovemusic33 the French rugby team normally produce a calendar - very likely to increase the blood pressure though! I can’t see one for next year yet - Dieux du stade calendrier is the name though

There’s no shortage of half naked rugby player calendars though. And no-one else will get one for her.

My parents are equally difficult - chairbound 86 year old mum who lost touch with the modern world in the mid 90s and 90 year old dad with dementia who has no hobbies or interests outside prayer and lives in a care home so minimal space

Also if she drinks a mini Prosecco or gin in a tin