Hang the Day Clock Where Her Chair Faces: Pick the Spot, Mount It, Then Test It at Dusk

A wall clock that shows the day of the week and the date helps only if it sits where she looks during the late afternoon. Pick the spot first, mount it second, and test it at dusk before you call the job finished.

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Pick the spot from her chair

Sit in her usual late-afternoon chair and turn your head toward the walls you can see. Choose the wall she already faces most. Keep the clock out of glare from a window, and keep it away from the doorway she might take as a way out, because a clock placed beside a door can draw her toward that door. Make sure she can read it without standing up.

Choose a clock she can read

Look for large numerals, a plain face, and a clear window that shows the day of the week. Check how it is powered. A plug-in clock needs an outlet near the spot, with the cord routed where she will not trip on it. A battery clock needs a line on the back that says when the battery was last changed, so whoever owns the job knows when to change it again. If a ticking sound would bother her, choose a clock with a silent movement.

Mount it at eye level for someone seated

Hang the clock so its center sits at the eye height of someone seated in her chair, not someone standing. Use a stud or an anchor rated for the clock's weight, then level it. Set the day and the date before you step back, and check them against a calendar you trust.

Test it at dusk

Come back in the late afternoon and sit in her chair. Check four things: you can read the day from there, the glare is gone, the clock matches your calendar, and any sound from the clock does not carry to the room where she sleeps. If one check fails, fix that one thing and test again.

When she looks up and asks what day it is, answer plainly and point to the clock. Let the clock do the repeating so you do not have to. For the whole evening plan, see Start Here: Dusk to Morning, in Order.