Care recipient (cr) has an impaired mind and gets confused a lot

Try: Paint walls a light color to reflect more light use solid colors which are less confusing to cr than a patterned wall

Materials: Light colored interior paint

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

Information: As a precaution should he or she become lost keep extra photos on hand

References: home safety for people with alzheimer alzheimer’s disease by u s department of health and human services 2010 available at

Keywords: Mind confused confusing confusion delusions

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

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