Hard to wake father with hearing issues. Any suggestions?

If the facility doesn't allow clocks with loud alarms (and I can understand why they wouldn't!), there are also alarm clocks that awaken people with a gradually brightening light that simulates the sun coming up. Do a search for "sunrise alarm clocks". Maybe one of these would help wake your father, yet it wouldn't disturb other residents.

Let the staff wake him. Just ask them to say something like - I was on your hall and thought I would check in on you to make sure you didn't miss breakfast, bingo, etc.

Or buy one of those old alarm clocks that has the loud bell on the top. Maybe he can hear that. If he can hear the phone, there may be an automated or personal calling service that could call him each morning - like in a hotel.

When I toured assisted living facilities in my area I was concerned that my mom wouldn’t socialize with others.

So, I asked if the staff encouraged interaction with others.

I was told that if the staff doesn’t see the resident out and about, that they automatically go into their room to check on them.

I don’t believe there was an additional fee for checking on someone.

My Dh is hearing impaired and rarely wears his incredibly expensive h/a's so he has learned to tune out ALL extraneous noise--so when we are home alone I have to practically scream to wake him. I can vacuum in the room he's sleeping in and it doesn't disturb him.

A phone that vibrates VERY loudly, along with a very loud alarm, set to go off every 10 minutes for an hour usually does the trick. The phone will vibrate until he handles it and turns it off. That alone is loud enough for me (I sleep in the bedroom underneath his) to wake up. The alarm going off is just annoying, and it does take some time for his brain to remember what it means.

And he's not impaired at all, mentally. Not old, just very deaf.

You may well end up having someone come in to wake him up, don't discount that as a possibility, Many, many mornings I wake up DH as he doesn't respond to the alarms. Best of luck with that.

First question I would ask would be with the AL facility. They may not allow very loud alarm clocks due to it disturbing other residents. If they allow one, the loudest I've ever heard in my life is the Screaming Meanie. If you'd like to hear it for yourself, stop by a truck stop and see if they have one. Best wishes to you all.

The assisted living will make sure he is up and it doesn't cost extra. But to relieve your father's anxity get him a alarm clock.

Find the deaf community, they have all kinds of adaptations for life. I believe that there are alarms that shake the entire bed. I think they can be hooked to regular timed alarms but also smoke detectors.

Give him a "soft" alarm clock so he has a feeling of being in control but arrange for him to be awakened. I doubt he will know the difference. They can say they heard the alarm and turned it off and he woke up.

I am very hard of hearing. You can purchase online an alarm that also vibrates. There is a disk that goes under the mattress and vibrates. This works very well for me and wakes me right away. There is also an alarm but it does not have to be turned on. The clock has very large numbers and very easy to read. It is called Sonic Alert and I have had it for about 4 years.

I saw a wristwatch (years ago, don't remember the brand) that vibrated on alarm. I believe the Fitbit also does this, rather than paying lots for a smart watch.