Elder Care in Gulfport FL: What Tools Can You Use for a Loved One Who Is Disoriented about Time?
Many elderly loved ones have a poor sense of time or can even become completely disoriented about time. This can be frustrating for your loved one and can cause her stress. Finding methods and tools that help your loved one to orient herself easily can help to resolve some of the problem.
Use Calendars and Clocks Prominently
Having one or more calendars around the house can help your loved one to be able to focus on what day it is. Likewise, having more than a few clocks around helps your loved one focus on what time it is. Sometimes loved ones who are frequently disoriented about time can find that bad weather or other things interfere with their sense of time. Clocks with large displays as well as an indicator for “AM” and “PM” can help your loved one quite a bit.
Try Getting the Newspaper Delivered
If your loved one is getting a newspaper delivered daily, that gives her a solid touchstone for each day’s date. Make sure that you put the previous day’s newspaper away at the end of every day so that your loved one is less likely to confuse the two. Keeping the newspaper prominently displayed each day, such as on the kitchen counter or the coffee table gives your loved one a visual reminder of the day and date.
Set Alarms for Important Times
When your loved one has specific medications that she needs to take every day or there are other important times during the day, it’s a good idea to set alarms for those times. Most smartphones offer the capability to set as many different alarms during the day as you want and they can be customized to go off every other day or only on specific days.
Establish a Solid Routine for Your Loved One
Having a daily routine allows your loved one to know what to expect and it can help to orient her in her day and her week. Even if every day is slightly different, your loved one’s week becomes a routine that she can rely on. That’s an important step in helping to keep her sense of time much more organized.
You can also consider hiring elder care providers that can help your elderly loved one manage time when she’s feeling disoriented.
If You Or An Aging Loved One Are Considering Hiring Elder Care in Gulfport, FL, Please Contact The Caring Staff At Assisting Hands Home Care Today! 727-748-4211.
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Becky Moultrie is Owner and Administrator of Assisting Hands Home Care Serving Pinellas. Guided by a motto to Do Good with Love, she’s well positioned to do just that at Assisting Hands. She has a passion for helping families keep seniors and those who are diabled happy and healthy at home. She serves on a number of boards in Pinellas County including the Pinellas Park Gateway Chamber and Better Living Seniors (BLS), leading the Membership Committee. Annually, she hosts a Silver Santa Party, collecting donations for nearly 100 low income seniors in the county. She attends Blessed Sacrament Church, Seminole where she is an Ascribed Member of the Rosminian Order. When not busy Doing Good in the community, Becky is at home with her husband David & their 4 children, tending to their beehives and digging in the garden.
