Hi,
My OH has a pretty busy schedule currently. We have a consistent arrangement with carers so that he is supported to do things he enjoys whilst I am out at work. This has included a range of activities over the past year including table tennis sessions, volunteering at a cycle workshop, friendship groups, trip to the gym and regular walks and other exercise. We've kept him busy and with a well-structured pattern, and he has, on the whole, enjoyed this.
However, he's increasingly becoming disinterested in his social activities. He's now starting to become disruptive because he doesn't want to go, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for the carer to manage him. Equally, if he is at home, he doesn't have much interest in anything, can't really concentrate on the TV, and won't do puzzles or other craft activities. He seems to want to pace around from room to room fairly aimlessly and is generally only motivated by food. He does like cycling and we do take him to the local track when the weather is OK, and also he has an exercise bike at home.
With this increasing apathy does anyone have any tips for what we could encourage him to do? I'm aware that the packed schedule might be a bit too much for him now, but with the weather also turning we desperately need indoor activities which he will participate in and which don't require any concentration. He is on medication to help manage his anxiety and moods as this was becoming a significant problem for us, but I do wonder if this is contributing to the current lack of purpose.
My OH has a pretty busy schedule currently. We have a consistent arrangement with carers so that he is supported to do things he enjoys whilst I am out at work. This has included a range of activities over the past year including table tennis sessions, volunteering at a cycle workshop, friendship groups, trip to the gym and regular walks and other exercise. We've kept him busy and with a well-structured pattern, and he has, on the whole, enjoyed this.
However, he's increasingly becoming disinterested in his social activities. He's now starting to become disruptive because he doesn't want to go, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for the carer to manage him. Equally, if he is at home, he doesn't have much interest in anything, can't really concentrate on the TV, and won't do puzzles or other craft activities. He seems to want to pace around from room to room fairly aimlessly and is generally only motivated by food. He does like cycling and we do take him to the local track when the weather is OK, and also he has an exercise bike at home.
With this increasing apathy does anyone have any tips for what we could encourage him to do? I'm aware that the packed schedule might be a bit too much for him now, but with the weather also turning we desperately need indoor activities which he will participate in and which don't require any concentration. He is on medication to help manage his anxiety and moods as this was becoming a significant problem for us, but I do wonder if this is contributing to the current lack of purpose.
