Day night clock
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Hi flower and welcome 
I'm afraid I don't have experience of that particular clock. I did buy my mum a specialised time / day / date/ year clock though. It's been of some limited help, in that she now feels a bit less disorientated. She still asks me what day it is, though....and tells me that when she gets up in the night she sometimes sits and watches the clock go round!! (It changes days etc a bit like a station clock)
So.....depends on your dad' situation and why you want it, I guess....
Other posters may have more experience of the Claremont.
All the best
Lindy xx
I'm afraid I don't have experience of that particular clock. I did buy my mum a specialised time / day / date/ year clock though. It's been of some limited help, in that she now feels a bit less disorientated. She still asks me what day it is, though....and tells me that when she gets up in the night she sometimes sits and watches the clock go round!! (It changes days etc a bit like a station clock
)So.....depends on your dad' situation and why you want it, I guess....
Other posters may have more experience of the Claremont.
All the best
Lindy xx
We've got this clock: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Day-Clock-D...=1404223333&sr=8-4&keywords=day+&+night+clock
OH can sit in front of it and still ask me what day it is so I am not too sure...
OH can sit in front of it and still ask me what day it is so I am not too sure...
I bought husband a dementia clock but unless he is actually looking at it he forgets what day it is. It is extremely bright during the night almost like a nightlight so would not suit everyone. At £75 it is not cheap either.
It is now selling on A..... For £68.42!
It is now selling on A..... For £68.42!
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This is the one we attempt to use
Mum loves it even though she often forgets to use it
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Desktop-Per...sim_kh_14?ie=UTF8&refRID=1DH61NCN7K18EPCZ94QA
Mum loves it even though she often forgets to use it
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Desktop-Per...sim_kh_14?ie=UTF8&refRID=1DH61NCN7K18EPCZ94QA
I bought the same as Lindy50 for my mum. It has worked very well for her, and she does look at it to work out what day/date it is, but if not in the same room she doesn't know what day it is. She still uses her wrist watch to tell the time. I saw a thread about it and am really pleased with it. I'm sure it will only work for a while.
No problems with day and night so not an issue. There is a tiny dot near the 3 which shows a dark or light bit for day/night but not convinced mum would see it.
I know you can get children's bunny rabbit alarm clocks with closed eyes for when it is sleeping time which you set. It worked well for a neighbour with an autistic son, but not sure would work in this situation.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kidsleep-Gl...=8-11&keywords=wake+up+children's+alarm+clock
No problems with day and night so not an issue. There is a tiny dot near the 3 which shows a dark or light bit for day/night but not convinced mum would see it.
I know you can get children's bunny rabbit alarm clocks with closed eyes for when it is sleeping time which you set. It worked well for a neighbour with an autistic son, but not sure would work in this situation.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kidsleep-Gl...=8-11&keywords=wake+up+children's+alarm+clock
I don't post much and when I do it tends to be on this subject! Do you have an old laptop? I have one running 24/7 in my mother's bedroom. I found a shareware program (hugeclock.exe) that displays the day, date and time and runs either as a program or screensaver. After using it for a bit I paid the $10 and it's well worth it. The screen is big enough so that Mum can see it from her bed without her glasses on so at least she knows what day it is when she gets up!
Heather
I should have said that Mum doesn't have problems (yet!) with distinguishing between night and day and can still understand a 24 hour clock.
Heather
I should have said that Mum doesn't have problems (yet!) with distinguishing between night and day and can still understand a 24 hour clock.
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I purchased a Dayclox (£75) for my Mum, that displayed the Day/time & date, the day part being the most prominent. It worked well for a while, but is not so effective anymore. Mum would be better with the version that displays day/time of day, i.e. Monday Morning, but She forgets to look at it, or rings me to ask if it is correct!
We got Dad a clock that tells the time & day. To begin with he looked at the day & it was great. But now he forgets to look at it. I put notes in his bedroom (big letters) to tell him it's not time to get up till I wake him, but nothing works anymore. He doesn't even register that if it's dark it's night. He'll happily go to bed at 9pm in the daylight. We just accept it & we adapt.
I bought one of these for my husband. He said it was 'bloody stupid' and, unbeknownst to me, put it in a sock (yes, really). Not knowing it was there, in the sock, on the floor, I stood on it and it broke.
Has anybody had any experience of using the Clairemont day/night clock? My father is getting muddled up if he wakes up in the middle of the night. He thinks that just because he has woken up, it must be time to get up.
Does your Dad have an old computer or iPad? Check out Mindings.com We've used it for almost 2 years now and we wouldn't be without it....and Mum may not have been able to remain at home for this long (she is in her 13th years with alzheimer's).
On my Mum's old laptop she sees a fixed message overnight from me which says "Bedtime now. Sleep tight Mum, love you xx" alongside a photo of her bed and her favourite nightie. This message is displayed between 9pm-7am (her bedtime is usually longer than that but I don't wish to prescribe when she should go to bed.) On the occasion that she has got up in the night, she has seen the photo and returned to bed of her own accord.
During the day, the old computer shows captioned photos, a daily events calendar and snippets of news that I send easily from my phone via email or SMS. Mum's calendar is fully controllable from my own calendar on my phone.
I can take a photo of my kids and send it to Mum; it will appear within a minute on her screen with any caption that I have included. She doesn't need to do anything more than enjoy it.
We bought her a dayclock. She absolutely hated it because it did nothing but remind her that she forgot. For us it proved to be far too expensive and very poor value. Mindings is multifunctional and is so obviously useful to her that she adores it and hovers around it to check what's happening next, and to see a familiar picture that she uses as a conversation starter. We have got it running on an old unused first generation ipad in one room as well as an old computer in another because she needs to check it so often.
Mindings.com is currently a free service, but will eventually cost £100 a year. I would pay six times that for the value, independence and entertainment that it has returned Mum over the past 2 years. It is totally customisable and comes with top quality personalised customer service. Old working computers are readily available for free on iLoveFreegle.org
Mindings is perfect for any isolated elderly person who is not technically minded or able to use the computer any more. I cannot recommend it more highly.
ps - I am not employed or paid to promote Mindings - I am just totally passionate about it, as is everyone who sees it working with Mum.
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Thank you. That sounds good but not sure if it will work for dad as he got so agitated because he couldn't use his computer that we had to stop his broadband connection. He would ring me up at all hours of the early morning saying "I have a problem".
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Hi, Yes, I remember those phone calls from my Dad (he too had Alzheimer's diagnosed a few years into Mum's disease). It doesn't need to be an issue though, there is a way round most things.
Mum hasn't got any clue about computers. She doesn't interact in any way with the technology, nor does she need to. She does interact with the content though, waving and talking to her family overseas. The whole Mindings system can be 100% passive from the point of view of the user.
Having broadband also enables Skype calls which are invaluable. These too can be set to auto connect to specific contacts only, so no hands-on is required.
I am amazed that Mum completely accepts me popping up on her screen and talking to her. When I've Skyped her I've often heard her engaging in conversations with no one there. Of course the computer is positioned in a place where I cannot see her in a compromised position. I used Skype and Mindings this week to explain with a photo of her TV remote how to get rid of the loud annoying singing people (on the television). Without that I would have had to go round and miss my children's bedtimes.
With Skype, Mum can say goodnight to her family every night in a meaningful way.
Mindings and Skype offer Mum a great deal of comfort and flexibility without her needing to physically participate in the technology. Both are very simple to use with dramatic effects. Mindings can be trialled without any obligation. There is no cost anyway at present and it will eventually cost little more than the price of a day clock for a full year yet it has literally dozens more uses than a day clock, although it could be set to provide the same service if preferred.
I totally love too that Mindings makes use of existing unused computers. And also the fact that it can be tailored to suit people with Alzheimer's but also is fabulous for any isolated person who doesn't use technology but loves to stay in touch with the world and with loved ones in a real and joyful way.
Wow!! Mindings looks brilliant
Not sure it would help my mum though as she is 92 and has never had or used a computer. I'd also have to set up broadband for her and pay for it as POA.....not sure about that either.
I'll certainly give it some thought, though.....
Many thanks x
Not sure it would help my mum though as she is 92 and has never had or used a computer. I'd also have to set up broadband for her and pay for it as POA.....not sure about that either.
I'll certainly give it some thought, though.....
Many thanks
x
Wow!! Mindings looks brilliant
Not sure it would help my mum though as she is 92 and has never had or used a computer. I'd also have to set up broadband for her and pay for it as POA.....not sure about that either.
I'll certainly give it some thought, though.....
Many thanks
Maybe a friendly neighbour might be happy to share a tiny pice of their broadband? It uses very little.
No need to be computer savvy either. Just need to enjoy photos and ideally to still be able to read a few words, but that's not essential.
It's a way for the extended family to do something too.
x
Enjoyable technology
http://www.mindings.com/2015/03/06/how-a-user-turned-mindings-into-a-night-clock/
Has anybody had any experience of using the Clairemont day/night clock? My father is getting muddled up if he wakes up in the middle of the night. He thinks that just because he has woken up, it must be time to get up.
http://www.mindings.com/2015/03/06/how-a-user-turned-mindings-into-a-night-clock/
