Oh yes, clothes in the wrong closet. One reason I did not pick one of the facilities I went to see was because Mom would share a closet with her roommate. She was in same facility for Rehab and her clothes got mixed in with her roommates. Even though Mom had her own closet in the NH I chose, still found her clothes in the roommates closet. For some reason it always seemed to be a certain nighty that was always "lost". A picture of it helped in getting it returned.
We do our dad’s laundry once a week because he wasn’t getting all his clothes back from the laundry. It’s not a big deal in terms of work and at least his clothes are not lost.
Two days, 14 hours, 3 minutes and 42 seconds. After that the Texas Rangers ride in and gallop around the laundry room. Then everyone goes out for tacos.
My cousin bought all new clothes for his mom (who was my godmother) before she entered her nursing home. Why I don’t know? I guess he just wanted to do it.
Anyway, all of her clothes were labeled. She loved dressing up! She was part of the Hollywood glamour era!
When I would go visit her in her nursing home she was dressed in someone else’s clothes that were way too big for her.
She had gone blind due to macular degeneration and she was in the final stages of Alzheimer’s disease and wasn’t aware of anything.
She was taken advantage of. My cousin lived in another state so she didn’t have a full time advocate looking out for her and her beautiful clothes were stolen.
It’s wonderful that you are looking out for your family member. I did this for my mother when she entered a nursing home for rehab.
I was instructed to only bring a limited amount of clothing. I labeled everything and told the NH that I would launder them myself because mom loved her fashionable clothes.
The NH placed a sign in her room stating that family would be doing her laundry. Guess what? When the facility collected her roommates clothes they took hers too. One of her blouses got lost and mom was upset.
I asked if I could go to the laundry room and look for it. They said, “Sure, go ahead.” I got lucky and found it in a couple of minutes.”
Another time, I was getting clothes out of my mom’s closet and found several pairs of pants that were not hers. I gave them to the laundry person to return them to the owner.
Things get lost. I hope the clothing is returned to you soon.
Facilities usually have a central laundry, and usually require residents’ clothes to be name-marked in quite noticeable ways. This rather spoils them for ‘smart’.
What we did for my MIL was to put a very limited range of clothes in her facility wardrobe, leave the rest at home, and change the selection over every so often. She enjoyed the changes, and liked showing off her ‘new’ wardrobe. When she needed something different, I found it in an OP Shop – which is where her clothes had to go when she eventually died. I still wear one of her dresses as a nightie, which I like because it reminds me of her.
The facility bought clothes from an Op Shop for people who didn’t have enough, and they donated clothing left behind to an OpShop a distance away rather than pass them to residents who would recognise them.
This really comes under the same heading as not leaving valuables in the facility because of the risk that they will go astray, one way or another. The risk here may be the laundry staff not taking the trouble you think they should, but it could also mean that other residents are involved. Certainly the fewer things in the wardrobe, the less the risk of it being so upsetting. Buying new clothes that disappear is a problem that’s worth avoiding.
Speak to the head person in charge of laundry. Someone here once made a very good suggestion which was to take pictures with your phone if you can that you could show to person in charge.
The last facility my.mother was in only did each residents laundry by itself. Nothing ever went missing. Previous facility wasn't as good but they did have a good clothes marking system.
I was able to get previous facility to reimburse me for some missing clothes. That tends to make them more aware if it's costing them money.
Someone else's closet is really likely. In her nursing home, my MIL used to put her clothes in other people's closets and move their clothes into even other closets.
Anyway, all of her clothes were labeled. She loved dressing up! She was part of the Hollywood glamour era!
When I would go visit her in her nursing home she was dressed in someone else’s clothes that were way too big for her.
She had gone blind due to macular degeneration and she was in the final stages of Alzheimer’s disease and wasn’t aware of anything.
She was taken advantage of. My cousin lived in another state so she didn’t have a full time advocate looking out for her and her beautiful clothes were stolen.
It’s wonderful that you are looking out for your family member. I did this for my mother when she entered a nursing home for rehab.
I was instructed to only bring a limited amount of clothing. I labeled everything and told the NH that I would launder them myself because mom loved her fashionable clothes.
The NH placed a sign in her room stating that family would be doing her laundry. Guess what? When the facility collected her roommates clothes they took hers too. One of her blouses got lost and mom was upset.
I asked if I could go to the laundry room and look for it. They said, “Sure, go ahead.” I got lucky and found it in a couple of minutes.”
Another time, I was getting clothes out of my mom’s closet and found several pairs of pants that were not hers. I gave them to the laundry person to return them to the owner.
Things get lost. I hope the clothing is returned to you soon.
What we did for my MIL was to put a very limited range of clothes in her facility wardrobe, leave the rest at home, and change the selection over every so often. She enjoyed the changes, and liked showing off her ‘new’ wardrobe. When she needed something different, I found it in an OP Shop – which is where her clothes had to go when she eventually died. I still wear one of her dresses as a nightie, which I like because it reminds me of her.
The facility bought clothes from an Op Shop for people who didn’t have enough, and they donated clothing left behind to an OpShop a distance away rather than pass them to residents who would recognise them.
This really comes under the same heading as not leaving valuables in the facility because of the risk that they will go astray, one way or another. The risk here may be the laundry staff not taking the trouble you think they should, but it could also mean that other residents are involved. Certainly the fewer things in the wardrobe, the less the risk of it being so upsetting. Buying new clothes that disappear is a problem that’s worth avoiding.
The last facility my.mother was in only did each residents laundry by itself. Nothing ever went missing. Previous facility wasn't as good but they did have a good clothes marking system.
I was able to get previous facility to reimburse me for some missing clothes. That tends to make them more aware if it's costing them money.