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Tell people to call first. Then you decide if it's a good time to visit.
If it's okay for guests to being treats encourage them to by letting them know they can.
I know how hard it can be to have to look after an elderly person with dementia and how every second of their daily routine has to be structured. I did this as work for 25 years. I got to the point where I simply stopped humoring people. Nurses and social workers who showed up unannounced and without scheduling a time were left at the door. Friends and family who decided to just 'pop in' were often left on the porch or in a part of the house which in some places became the waiting room. I had work to get done and I wasn't going to make my job harder on myself by throwing off a client's schedule.
It's like with a baby. Are visitors allowed to wake the baby up when they're asleep? Or start playing with him when he's in the middle of a feeding?
No, they are not because then the baby gets thrown off schedule and becomes cranky and fussy.
Same thing with elderly people. Especially ones with dementia.
Everytime I read a post like this I think "no visits in the morning!". I had PT wanting to come at 8am. Mom didn't get up till 8am and I was not waking her before then because she would be confused. I told them was not a good time because I had to get her up, dressed and breakfast. Mornings are always the busiest when Caregiving, I think.
I am with Burnt. You have a schedule that YOU need to stick to to make it all work. They visit when it convenient to you. Not to call ahead is really kind of rude.