The picture frame referred to in my question contains photos from our large family- six children, their spouses, about 25 grand and great grandchildren. Mom loves to watch the photos change every 15 seconds, but she does not recognize most of the faces. Should I limit how many pics are on the frame or let mom sit and look at anll of them anyway because she enjoys looking at them?
If you can change the setting maybe add a little more time between the change. When I became concerned my husband was not seeing properly, our neuro-opthalmalogist said there is nothing physically wrong with his eyes but rather he is having trouble at times "processing" what he sees.
I agree with everyone, as long as she enjoys them then do not be concerned with how or why she enjoys them. I remember reading somewhere (maybe even here) that hobbies and former interests do not need to end with dementia. We don't have to understand how much they comprehend, whether it is simply reading or looking at a collectibles, etc., as long as they seem content and not upset. It was advised not to use our reasoning to make decisions for someone with dementia as long as it is a safe activity for them to continue.
I have one and it's not on all the time. Maybe one week of a month and I love looking at the photos and seeing the new ones as they get posted.
If it's not upsetting to your mom, leave it be. Maybe turn it off once in a while, give her a rest.
I probably have over 400 pics on mine and it's delightful to walk in the LR and see who is on the screen.
We thought it was wonderful and she did too… for about a week or two. At first, she really really enjoyed it….but then all of a sudden she started to get upset and anxious and was wandering …trying to find her mother (deceased years ago). It was making her anxious and she was having bad dreams.
Her caregivers reached out to me and asked me to remove the albums because it was causing her such anxiety., which we did, and all the symptoms stopped and everything went back to her normal state.
She never asked about them again.
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