The Importance of Establishing a Schedule for Seniors Struggling with Memory Loss
Every now and then, we may find ourselves wondering where we put our glasses, cell phone, or house keys. As we age, these issues may become more frequent or may change into us forgetting names of people we just met or forgetting the time of an appointment. These forgetful instances can be routine in aging. However, if you find yourself, or a loved one, struggling to remember important household tasks, important self-care maintenance, or forgetting to take medications, it may be time to investigate a medical review for a memory loss diagnosis. When watching over someone with special memory care needs, establishing and maintaining a routine is a beneficial way to keep your loved ones comfortable and happy.
Establishing and maintaining a daily routine for seniors struggling with dementia reduces anxiety and promotes predictability. Keeping meals, bedtimes, and medication dispensing consistent and reliable every day around the same time keeps seniors in memory care with dementia more comfortable and less prone to anxious behaviors or frustration. In this way, care feels reliable and promotes confidence within our loved ones and they can feel taken care of by us in return.
It can be helpful to put your senior’s routine into writing to plan out the whole day for them and make things easy to follow. It’s important to not keep schedules rigid and allow for flexibility, though. Remember, everyone is different and requires a spectrum of needs and wants throughout the day. Try to fill each day with many little activities that are familiar to your loved one that keep them entertained but are also not too lengthy as they may become overwhelmed and confused.
For exceptional memory care, MorningStar West Valley, set to open in fall 2022, provides compassionate, individualized care for those with mild to advanced stages of Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related diseases. We offer support to residents as well as their families with an array of services, wellness programs and activities essential to quality of life. Our approach to memory care is encompassed under the expanse of possibilities we call Lavender Sky and uses a broad range of Montessori-based therapy techniques.
Please contact us to learn more about senior living at MorningStar’s memory care facility. Our staff is happy to answer any questions you have. Our website also provides information on our company’s history, vision, and mission which discusses our exceptional senior living in West San Jose that seniors can rely on.
MorningStar West Valley proudly provides the very best in dementia care and memory care with our unique mission statement of “to honor, to serve, to invest.” With a foundation built on honoring God, valuing all seniors, and selecting staff with a felt calling to serve, we create a true home for residents amid a beautiful setting. Please contact us for more information about one of the finest retirement homes West San Jose, California has to offer.