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Dementia clocks

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KangarooKenny · 09/12/2022 07:32

Are there any that automatically change the time when the clocks go backwards/forwards ?
The one my DM has doesn’t, which seems odd

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AriettyHomily · 09/12/2022 07:34

My kids' digital alarm clocks do this, they have a big screen, were less than £10 from Amazon

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KangarooKenny · 09/12/2022 07:36

It needs to be a dementia clock with the day and date on.

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mum11970 · 09/12/2022 07:40

We got this clock for my dad. Not a specific dementia clock but has everything covered. Doesn’t light at night though if you need that, you have to press the light button. We actually had one as our kitchen clock before we bought it for my father.

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mum11970 · 09/12/2022 07:43

It’s from Argos

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KangarooKenny · 09/12/2022 07:44

Thanks, but it needs to be a dementia clock.

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Swissnotswiss · 09/12/2022 07:52
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KangarooKenny · 09/12/2022 07:58

Thanks for that. Unfortunately it’s the American style that I need to get, the slim one that does what I want isn’t the design I need to get !

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KangarooKenny · 09/12/2022 08:00

I’ve just looked at the slim one on Amazon, £137 !!!

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mum11970 · 09/12/2022 08:14

My dad has Alzheimer’s and the clock I posted was recommended as good for dementia sufferers but just isn’t specifically for dementia. We happened to have one already ourselves. Are you looking for one with audible prompts or a particular feature?

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mum11970 · 09/12/2022 08:18

KangarooKenny · 09/12/2022 08:00

I’ve just looked at the slim one on Amazon, £137 !!!

Unfortunately they like to bump up the price of anything dementia related to astronomical prices. I was looking for a simple one button radio for my dad to listen to the dementia radio station M4D but they are silly prices.

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KangarooKenny · 09/12/2022 08:32

mum11970 · 09/12/2022 08:14

My dad has Alzheimer’s and the clock I posted was recommended as good for dementia sufferers but just isn’t specifically for dementia. We happened to have one already ourselves. Are you looking for one with audible prompts or a particular feature?

As I said earlier, I’d like it to change the time itself when the clocks move forward/backward. I’d have thought that was an obvious feature of a dementia clock, but apparently not !

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MereDintofPandiculation · 09/12/2022 09:11

@mum11970 Does the clock you posted spell out what time of day it is, whether it’s 4 in the morning or 4 in the afternoon?

@KangarooKenny can you tell us what you mean by a “dementia clock” , what are the specific features you need for that? Otherwise we can spend all day suggesting clocks we feel are suitable that change time automatically only for you to say “but that’s not a dementia clock”

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KangarooKenny · 09/12/2022 09:46

If you look at dementia clocks on Amazon you will see what they are, they aren’t just a digital clock.

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KangarooKenny · 09/12/2022 11:54

Thanks, I’ve got one now.

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MereDintofPandiculation · 10/12/2022 10:52

KangarooKenny · 09/12/2022 09:46

If you look at dementia clocks on Amazon you will see what they are, they aren’t just a digital clock.

Glad your sorted.

I have a dementia clock. Only difference from a normal digital clock is that it spells out whether it’s morning, afternoon or evening. Another popular design of dementia clock has a background which changes from light blue and sun to dark blue and stars. So there are different designs of dementia clocks. It is really frustrating to suggest thing only to be told “that’s not what I want” by someone who refuses to say what it is they actually want.

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KangarooKenny · 10/12/2022 11:01

MereDintofPandiculation · 10/12/2022 10:52

Glad your sorted.

I have a dementia clock. Only difference from a normal digital clock is that it spells out whether it’s morning, afternoon or evening. Another popular design of dementia clock has a background which changes from light blue and sun to dark blue and stars. So there are different designs of dementia clocks. It is really frustrating to suggest thing only to be told “that’s not what I want” by someone who refuses to say what it is they actually want.

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I’m pretty sure I said that I wanted a dementia clock that automatically tells the time. Yet I get asked what I want 🤷🏼‍♀️

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KangarooKenny · 10/12/2022 11:01

*automatically changes the time

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Muchtoomuchtodo · 26/03/2023 22:52

Did you find one that automatic updates when the clocks change? The ones that my Nan has aren’t connected to Wi-Fi so need manually changing.

I imagine ones that are Wi-Fi compatible will cost more…..

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