Helping LO stay on task. Any ideas?

We have resorted to asking the staff to go in and encourage my MIL to get out and do things. They can't force her to do anything. We even had my husband write a large note in his handwriting on poster board that says, "Mom, please do what the staff is asking you to do. Love, B" and the staff points at it if she says no the first time. She wasn't wanting to leave her room to go eat with the others. She wasn't doing anything. Eventually her memory problems caused her to forget that she was this way, and the sign was helpful.

My Mom was in a 39 bed AL, one floor. The activities director would go around knocking on doors reminding people it was time for an activity. I doubt my Mom knew it was time for dinner. She spent most of her day in the common area so easy to get her to the dining room just across the way.

The trouble with AD/dementia is that the elder winds up needing human prompts to be reminded of the day's events. Once electronics become unmanageable for them, it's time for Memory Care AL and that's when the caregivers become their 'memory' and tell the residents when it's time to eat lunch or play bingo, etc. I went thru the exact scenario with my mother, so I know where you're at. In Memory Care, she started out being able to read the dry erase board I put up on her wall with 'reminders' but that faded away with time too, when she could no longer remember to read notes. You're in a position where you need to write reminder notes remotely, which requires electronics...........meaning, how on earth will your LO be able to deal with it?

I have no idea. Unless you ask the staff at her AL to remind her of things, which will be iffy at best.

Best of luck.