Hi all
My mum has been in a care home since early May and on the whole she's settled in OK. It's a good home and we're happy with the care there. The problem is that Mum is a wanderer...she won't sit down for more than 5 minutes before she's wandering the corridors again. The basic design is a T shape with all the rooms along the top. Mum has developed a habit of going into other peoples rooms and falling asleep in their beds, when she wakes up she puts on their glasses/slippers etc and it can be some time before anyone notices.
We've put up pictures and signs on her room to help her identify it but it's not reasonable to keep all the other doors closed or locked.
To date there has been a little argy bargy with other residents finding her in their room but nothing major thankfully.
Has anyone any ideas on what to try next ?
Quack
My mum has been in a care home since early May and on the whole she's settled in OK. It's a good home and we're happy with the care there. The problem is that Mum is a wanderer...she won't sit down for more than 5 minutes before she's wandering the corridors again. The basic design is a T shape with all the rooms along the top. Mum has developed a habit of going into other peoples rooms and falling asleep in their beds, when she wakes up she puts on their glasses/slippers etc and it can be some time before anyone notices.
We've put up pictures and signs on her room to help her identify it but it's not reasonable to keep all the other doors closed or locked.
To date there has been a little argy bargy with other residents finding her in their room but nothing major thankfully.
Has anyone any ideas on what to try next ?
Quack