I recently realized my mom’s fairly new aide had turned on a hotspot on my mom's phone. While I did share with her my home’s wifi details - should I be concerned that she did this without even asking permission? My mom's data plan is not limited but had it been, we would have incurred on charges. She did this while at church with my mom. She went into my moms settings to make the change.
Just found this
"If you're wondering what your mobile hotspot data limit is, you'll want to check your cell phone plan, because every plan is different. Some plans don't allow mobile hotspot at all, while others have limits. There aren't any mobile plans that offer unlimited, full-speed data for mobile hotspot."
I think I would say something nicely like "I noticed u turned my Moms "hotspot" on in her phone. This is a feature she does not need and it may effect her phone bill. And because of Moms Dementia, we have set her phone a certain way for safety reasons"
thank you again for sharing this info.
But I question why a paid caregiver is with your mother at religious services, IMO she should be free to leave after your mom is settled.
This may be just the beginning. We had a sitter that used my mom's charge card but since the purchase was declined by the bank it never was tracked.
Be careful about locking up your mom's purse & other personal ID items.
She did it without permission. Speak with her gently about it. This way, you’ve also made clear that it’s unacceptable for her to do other similar things without permission.
Yes, talk to her gently, tell her: please don’t touch my mom’s phone without permission.