Grandma ignoring the guidelines

[1ottieMill]

Just wondering if anyone has any advice on how to emphasize the point of staying at home to someone with dementia? My husband's Grandma keeps leaving the house despite seeing on the TV the fact that she's breaking the rules and putting herself and others at risk.
I'm a nurse in respiratory and my husband's also a key worker so as much as we want to take her to live with us during the outbreak it's just not safe for her.
She currently lives alone with care x4 daily but we're getting so concerned with her leaving the house, she just can't understand how dangerous bit is.
Any advice welcome!

 

[karaokePete]

Hello and welcome @1ottieMill.

That's a tough one and I hope you get some advice.

I saw another thread this morning where someone had made up an official looking poster to use with a loved one in this situation. I'll try to find that and post a link if I do.

 

[karaokePete]

Here's the link to that poster

https://forum.alzheimers.org.uk/attachments/cv-poster-pdf.62181/

It was in this thread

REFUSING TO SELF ISOLATE

Dear All, My father has dementia and does not understand what's going on so refuses to self isolate. His girlfriend who cares for him along with me is over 70 and so vulnerable but put at risk by his comings and goings. When we have tried to stop him from going out he gets angry. He refuses to...

forum.alzheimers.org.uk

 

[1ottieMill]

Thank you, much appreciated!
Hopefully it will have some sort of impact!

 

[mancmum]

My dad comprehends you telling him it's Spanish flu.
He doesn't remember but for a moment he undetstands