My mum hasn't been out by herself since last July/August - one of the last times she got lost (ended up in a shop we never use), and the last time she had a fall at the front door and was lying outside a while. Since then I've had cameras installed at the door.
Obviously her confidence was knocked, but now she's at the stage she's not really capable (mentally) of popping to the shops etc herself. Any time she has left the house alone now it has been due to her hallucinations, "looking for her sister", "going to meet someone" etc.
With the good weather we have been going out together for short walks. Today I came home from work to find she had her shoes on, ready to go a walk. I still had some more work to do so suggested we go a bit later when I was finished, but she said she wanted to go now and could go on her own. To avoid any argument/anger (we've had enough of that!), I said no problem and said I would be here when she got back.
I let her go down the road a bit then followed her, who knew I had some stealth skills! It was fine, she basically went round in a big circle for 10/15 minutes. I ran back to the house and appear to have got away with it.
Now I'm wondering, next time I'm out and see her leave the house on the camera, should I rush home/alert the neighbours etc? Or wait a wee while to see if she comes back? She obviously has some confidence back but I'm just worried as the next time could be her in distress about something.
Does anyone else have experience of their PWD suddenly going out again alone after such a long time? (nearly a year!)
Obviously her confidence was knocked, but now she's at the stage she's not really capable (mentally) of popping to the shops etc herself. Any time she has left the house alone now it has been due to her hallucinations, "looking for her sister", "going to meet someone" etc.
With the good weather we have been going out together for short walks. Today I came home from work to find she had her shoes on, ready to go a walk. I still had some more work to do so suggested we go a bit later when I was finished, but she said she wanted to go now and could go on her own. To avoid any argument/anger (we've had enough of that!), I said no problem and said I would be here when she got back.
I let her go down the road a bit then followed her, who knew I had some stealth skills! It was fine, she basically went round in a big circle for 10/15 minutes. I ran back to the house and appear to have got away with it.
Now I'm wondering, next time I'm out and see her leave the house on the camera, should I rush home/alert the neighbours etc? Or wait a wee while to see if she comes back? She obviously has some confidence back but I'm just worried as the next time could be her in distress about something.
Does anyone else have experience of their PWD suddenly going out again alone after such a long time? (nearly a year!)