Mr. Jones has been a worker for the past 40 years. He rises early and wants to go to work.I would not try to convince him that he doesnt need to go to work. I would softly and slowly talk to him about his job. I would touch him with a light touch and look him in the eye and talk to him about work and what his days were like. I would ask him what he had to do at work that day. I would validate how important his work was and how difficult it is to be retired. We could talk about his co workers and his boss. Maybe we could find his phone number at work and call the office. We could ask if he has to go in to work today and they could say no that he doesnt. We could calmly discuss some other work he could do around the assisted living. He's only 69 years old. Maybe there is something he can do to be useful. I would validate how his job is here in the assisted living now, and it is very important that he get to work on time and guide him to a task.
i would approach Mr. Jones as he was waking and preparing for work maybe with a cup of coffee and a finger food discuss that he doesnt have to go to the office today but that there are a few things that need done here try to come up with small simple projects that he may ike doing so that every morning he can get in a routine to "work" in this new job and feel successful and complete. remember to be calm keep discussions simple and to the point
I would try to find out what type of work he did first. Then continue to remind him he no longer works there, but guide him to a task that would use the same skills he used on the job he had. I would also try to find out if he did anything special on his breaks, eating certain foods, maybe going for walks, and then duplicate those in his new environment. I would also find things that he would find funny and create or say those things.
