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@Devon123.
Unfortunately staff can only encourage they can’t make a resident do something they don’t want to do. My husband first went into an assessment unit and refused to take his jacket off and walked around the unit all day with most of his clothes tucked under his arms. This went on for several weeks and we were used to being greeted by him standing by the door in jacket with clothes under each arm. Then one day we arrived and he was missing from the door, he was sitting in one of the lounges, no jacket on, no clothes under his arms and drinking tea and chatting to one of the Carers.
Then in the nursing home, as he did at home, he never slept so refused to get ready to bed and his 1:1 had to accompany him around on his nightly walk abouts. I visited daily so I saw how the staff continually tried to encourage everyone, sometimes with a tantalising treat and if it was cake, my husband was always open to this bribe. He never sat down for five minutes and this concerned the staff because of his lack of sleep. We as a family would once he was sitting draw up a stool and sit immediately in front of him with our arms in his knees. We were blocking him in and he did try to stand but had to sit down again. It was fine for us to do this but was a a method that the Carers could not do.
Maybe your Dad will be open to going to his room and bed once he is more familiar in his change of accommodation. It’s hard but other than encourage and keep on encouraging there really is nothing the staff can do.
ps. I see you are having a meeting and yes your Dad has dementia which is the cause of his behaviour and you recognise that it is difficult but you would like to be assured that they are encouraging him not just asking once and then leaving him. Try the gently, gently approach to start with, having the staff in your side is a bonus but keep on because you need to be happy that your Dad is being cared for.