Has anyone ever used motion-sensitive lights with a person who has memory loss?
A 96 year old constantly turns lights off during winter days. This client grew up in Nicaragua when electricity was expensive even for elite families. She lived in Paris during WWII during the bombings. I suspect that her history is the basis for her behavior. But during the winter, it can be very dark almost all day. Her son, DIL and my caregivers turn lights on. Then she goes right behind them and turns them off. The lights stay on only if my caregivers ask permission to turn them on. But her family is very concerned about how much time she spends in the dark. Putting lights on a timer won't work because she can turn the light off. Thus motion sensitive lights seem to be an option, but I am not certain about using them. It might be too strange for her. Does anyone have experience or thoughts about using these type of lights in her apartment? I appreciate your answers. I know this is a small problem compared to those of many posters on the site. Thank you
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We had similar lights at building where I use to work. Again sitting quietly at my desk working on the computer but the light senors thought no one was in the room, so off the lights went. Grrrrrrr.
I agree with Blannie and with Windyridge, I wonder how safe these type of lights are for the elderly who will sit like statues, would they be frighten if the lights went out.
I do have in my own home light sensors that when the room starts to become dark, a light will automatically come on for as many hours as I have set it. Love these lights. The house always looks like someone in home. And on those stormy days when it really gets dark during the day, the lights are on :) I also have automatic lights that come on when the power goes off, the newer ones will last for a couple of hours before needing recharging.
I'm not sure how you'd set up motion sensor lights in a home and I would think that might scare her, as the lights would come on when she came into a room. But more power to you if you can figure out how to make it work.