Not really sure what to do here as Mum seems to be fast losing ability to understand visual reminders.
Diaries/Notebooks don't work, as she puts them down, forgets that they are there or loses them.
Some days she is confused as to what day it is, and some days she isn't.
She has a clock with time, day, date and month.
Mum has a calendar on her wall with Holidays dates and Birthdays. (She loves the pictures on the calendar and won't see it taken down)
On her fridge I also have a whitboard calendar.
She insists on everything being written up, so she knows what she is doing from day to day, and the next week, but I think visually its too much to interpret.
This calendar has her activity groups noted, shopping days, the days I'm at work, and any other important events.
She also has another whitboard, which has reminders like .. have you taken your Morning tablets, Are you wearing your safety alarm, We're going shopping at 9am. etc
If I don't write things down for her she gets frustrated.
If I do write things down for her she gets frustrated because it has to be in really simple language, and often what someone may write she doesn't understand.
She can tell the time ( generally) but if you write 9.30am she doesn't always understand A.M
If you write "half past nine" she does, if you write 1/2 past 9 she doesn't.
If I write the time as " half past nine" she takes offence. Why am I writing the time like that, she knows how to tell the time
Its all getting a bit complicated trying to find out what works and what doesn't.
Has anyone else got any suggestions?
Many thanks
Diaries/Notebooks don't work, as she puts them down, forgets that they are there or loses them.
Some days she is confused as to what day it is, and some days she isn't.
She has a clock with time, day, date and month.
Mum has a calendar on her wall with Holidays dates and Birthdays. (She loves the pictures on the calendar and won't see it taken down)
On her fridge I also have a whitboard calendar.
She insists on everything being written up, so she knows what she is doing from day to day, and the next week, but I think visually its too much to interpret.
This calendar has her activity groups noted, shopping days, the days I'm at work, and any other important events.
She also has another whitboard, which has reminders like .. have you taken your Morning tablets, Are you wearing your safety alarm, We're going shopping at 9am. etc
If I don't write things down for her she gets frustrated.
If I do write things down for her she gets frustrated because it has to be in really simple language, and often what someone may write she doesn't understand.
She can tell the time ( generally) but if you write 9.30am she doesn't always understand A.M
If you write "half past nine" she does, if you write 1/2 past 9 she doesn't.
If I write the time as " half past nine" she takes offence. Why am I writing the time like that, she knows how to tell the time
Its all getting a bit complicated trying to find out what works and what doesn't.
Has anyone else got any suggestions?
Many thanks
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