Hello everyone,
My mum is in her late 60's and has Alzheimer's. Her condition has been worsening and she is losing the ability to do the things she used to enjoy doing (reading, watching some tv, doing crosswords etc).
As a result of this she is spending a lot of time forlornly looking out of the window and is bored. This leads to her getting anxious and wandering around the house (recently she's started wandering off out of the house too).
We're fortunate to have friends and family who help out and spend time with her doing things out of the house but it still leaves significant amounts when she is in the house.
So I just wanted to ask whether anyone has had any joy in perhaps getting their loved one to take up any new activities in the home to help pass the time? Or any advice in general for how best to occupy her for the times when she is in the house?
Many thanks
My mum is in her late 60's and has Alzheimer's. Her condition has been worsening and she is losing the ability to do the things she used to enjoy doing (reading, watching some tv, doing crosswords etc).
As a result of this she is spending a lot of time forlornly looking out of the window and is bored. This leads to her getting anxious and wandering around the house (recently she's started wandering off out of the house too).
We're fortunate to have friends and family who help out and spend time with her doing things out of the house but it still leaves significant amounts when she is in the house.
So I just wanted to ask whether anyone has had any joy in perhaps getting their loved one to take up any new activities in the home to help pass the time? Or any advice in general for how best to occupy her for the times when she is in the house?
Many thanks