Petunia is taking care of her 80 year old mother and 30 year old son. Her mother lives alone and has diabetes, cardiac and pulmonary problems. A housekeeper takes care of her mother’s place twice a week and Petunia visits her mom a few times a week. Petunia’s son is a stage performer and has a form of autism.
| Needs | Current Approaches Used By Moe | Alternate suggestions | What could be created? |
| 1. She needs help encouraging her mother to eat healthily. | |||
| 2. She needs help with her son’s toe nails as they are ingrown and he doesn’t think to take care of it on his own (needs to be done for him). | |||
| 3. She needs help finding clothing options for her son since he has difficulty with buttons and cuff links. | Try selecting clothing without buttons or cuff links.
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| 4. She needs help encouraging her mom to use her cane and to hold on to railing when using stairs since she is prone to falling. | |||
| 5. She needs help organizing and scheduling social activities for her son. | She organizes of all his social events and his shows.
She attends workshops and goes to courses to stay informed. |
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| 6. She needs help dealing with her son, since he can become very angry with her sometimes. | |||
| 7. She needs help supervising her son since he cannot be left alone and this takes up a lot of her time. | |||
| 8. She needs help with getting her son to communicate with her when something is bothering him. | |||
| 9. She wants help teaching her mom to use the iPad, since it has a lot of useful apps but her mother is reluctant to learn to use it. |