All mom does all day is sit. Her doctor and I have told her she will feel better if she did a little exercise. She complaints her leg hurts, she's constipated and has trouble sleeping. She also will.not spend anytime outside. Mom has Alzheimer's and in living in a memory care facility
Her care givers tell me she doesn't want to participate in the activities . I want to encourage her without being pushy
Mom can walk just very slowly . She has never been a napper
Everyone gets up showered and dressed and out into a comunity sitting room shes there all day unless shes eating or going to.the bathroom. I just want her to feel better by being more active..i dont think she believes me
Whenever she does what I want her to do, she's happy afterwards, but it can be a chore to get her to go. So don't give up. My mom doesn't have Alzheimers, but does have general cognitive decline.
Stop in to see her when you know there's a particular activity going on and go with her. That might motivate her to start attending more activities. And you can also get in touch with the activities director and ask him/her to make a point of asking your mom to join in.
Is your mom sitting in a wheelchair or a chair all day? Does she just stay in her room? I think getting the staff involved might help. Her lethargy may be causing her constipation and if she's sitting all day she may be dozing off throughout the day which would cause her to not sleep well at night.
All you can do is encourage your mom. You can't force her to do anything. Just like that horse. You can lead it to water but you can't make it drink.