Care recipient (cr) asks what time it is over and over

Try: Try moving the clock to a position that is more visible if cr is anxious about future events such as a visitor arriving this can lead to repeated questioning it may help if you don’t mention the event until just before it takes place

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

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References: unusual behaviourby janet keane 2010 available at www alzheimers org uk

Keywords: Repeats questions repeating communication anxious

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

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