<prompt> Human: Some context for my mothers situation - after getting a degree in China, she immigrated to the US and was a housewife for about 18 years, during which she basically didnt work at all. Now, in the past seven years to now, shes tried to do stocks but just ended up losing a lot of money. Shes recently divorced my father, and had a little over a few thousand dollars to worth with, but she keeps doing stocks and losing money so Im not sure how long that will last. Ive asked her how much she has left, but she refuses to tell me. Ive incessantly tried to convince her to stop and find another job, but shes lost hope in her ability to find work in America given her situation, despite what I try to say.Are there any viable career options for a 50 year old woman who speaks somewhat broken English she can hold a conversation fine, but she clearly lacks some vocabulary for more complex ideas and doesnt have any recent job experience? Shes recently gotten a life insurance license. Shes also shown interest in becoming a pharmacy technician because Ive recently become licensed. However, due to her language barrier, lack of job experience, and age, shes ultimately come to give up hope in these ideas.Im seriously worried about her deteriorating mental state. She refuses to give up doing stocks because she thinks she has the ability to eventually make money through them, but wont listen to any other ideas because she genuinely believes any job requiring human interaction in the United States is impossible due to her situational barriers.Any ideas on potential jobs that could potentially coerce her out of her really worrying state of draining money and emotional health to stocks would be greatly appreciated. Im a 19 year old college student, so I dont know much about job searching or career options, especially for someone in a situation like my mothers.EDIT: I was not expecting so many people to be kind enough to give their feedback and support - I was expecting at most 20-30 comments, but this is overwhelming. I appreciate and have read every single comment and will continue to do so, thank you guys so much!Because some have asked questions - We live in California in a place with a decent Chinese population. Her degree is a Bachelors in Biochemistry, although she says she doesnt remember anything because it has been so long. Her insurance license is in Property-Broker and Casualty broker, and Life, Accident, and Health.Also some clarification for the stocks because some people been talking about it - She tells me she has worked for some time at a Forex Futures company after passing a trading license test but is now an independent day-traderSorry if my jargon is poor, I dont know anything about stocks. This trading license also plays a part in why shes so afraid to step away from stocks despite losing money, she feels like its a symbol of her potential. Although this post is kind of old now, if anyone here is knowledgeable about stocks, I would greatly appreciate informed input about whether or not and why this is or is not a sustainable source of income.  <response>: Hi, look into In Home Supportive Services IHSS. It basically entails helping elderly people with some housework, running errands, picking up medication, meal prep etc. Doesnt really require any prior job experience or superb English skills, if the elderly person speaks Chinese.Since your mom does know English, maybe she can also be a receptionist, secretary, intake coordinator at a doctors office, in an area that has a lot of Chinese clients.Also, do you have any relatives that can help you with talking to her and exploring some options? Youre doing a good job but it sounds like its can be a lot to deal with alone. 