90 yr old DF In good health. lives alone. Carers come in to give meds and make a sandwich- I do all other life admin- i have posted about him before
Following assessment from doctor he's in really goods health (for his age) No dementia - just age related cognitive decline.
Our main issue currently is his lack of time awareness- eg. last night he phoned at 1.30 am wondering where his lift was. - he was being picked up at 1.30 pm. We have tried dementia clocks which say night time/day time etc - he can tell me what time it is but he doesn't believe what the clock is saying - also its dark outside but he can't seem to relate that to the time of day.
My concern is that he has started going out on his own at night eg to the corner shop thinking its day time which is dangerous. (Also that he is phoning me in the middle of the night to tell me the shop is shut and i am knackered !!)
Anyone else experienced this and has any useful strategies to manage it?
Thanks