My mum lives at home. She has had dementia for the last seven years. She has carers three times a day. She has very little mental capacity and I have medical LPA. She has shown no interest in leaving the house for the last three years so I have always though she was pretty safe.
Last night the carer put her to bed at 5. This is normal as she is usually exhausted by then. An hour later the Ring Door bell motion sensor went off and when I looked mum was wandering towards the street in her night clothes. Luckily her neighbour saw her and took her back into the house.
I am now totally terrified she will do it again. My first instinct was to get the carers to lock the doors at night. I then started to search the internet to see if this is allowed for mums own safety. Lots of articles came up on depravation of liberty in care homes but don’t seem to apply at home. One article mentioned Court of Protection orders. I don’t know if I need this as I’m LPA? Does anyone know if a) it is legal and b) if not how do you cope with this?
I know if this happens again I will need to consider a care home but there is no chance at the moment with the virus. So how can I keep her safe?
Last night the carer put her to bed at 5. This is normal as she is usually exhausted by then. An hour later the Ring Door bell motion sensor went off and when I looked mum was wandering towards the street in her night clothes. Luckily her neighbour saw her and took her back into the house.
I am now totally terrified she will do it again. My first instinct was to get the carers to lock the doors at night. I then started to search the internet to see if this is allowed for mums own safety. Lots of articles came up on depravation of liberty in care homes but don’t seem to apply at home. One article mentioned Court of Protection orders. I don’t know if I need this as I’m LPA? Does anyone know if a) it is legal and b) if not how do you cope with this?
I know if this happens again I will need to consider a care home but there is no chance at the moment with the virus. So how can I keep her safe?