My cousin is a carer and managed to solve this by having a routine set up on a smart speaker that played a song at a certain time of day. The elderly lady was a big fan of certain singers, so they agreed that she'd have her breakfast over one singer and dinner time it'd be someone else. It really worked to cement the evening/night time routine in her head after a few weeks. Obviously this requires an investment of technology and all the attendant wifi and such, but it was a creative solution that happened to work in this environment.
lil-alfalfa-sprout1 points1y ago
That's a really creative solution! I feel like it could also be done with something like the sound of chirping birds in the morning and crickets at night.
BlueRock9561 points1y ago
You and other care givers get in the habit of saying greetings. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, good night...
Creed_HimSelf1 points1y ago
Unfortunately I'm just a concerned (3rd party?) Grandson of a caretaker. She usually calls and thinks its the wrong time of day, or tells her caretaker not to come for a few days, but she calls every morning expecting her.
Its a situation beyond my control, I wish I could do more. She needs round the clock care
SLJ71 points1y ago
Yeah if she can't distinguish AM or PM and she can hear the clock properly, I doubt trying to get her on 24-hour time is going to work either. I don't specifically know of any talking clocks that will say something like "good morning" before announcing the time. There are however large talking clocks with very distinct voices that might help a little if she's having trouble with whatever she has. Unfortunately, we really don't have enough information to help because we don't know what specifically she's missing—whether she forgets or actually can't tell the difference, and whether that's caused by a memory problem or a hearing problem.
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