Hello. I just found this group and am so happy. I love some of the ideas for the issue I'm having with my mom, great advice. We are considering moving her bed downstairs and a monitor to see if this helps. I also considered adding a door before the stairway, my thought is mom will have access to a bathroom. We would install a smart door lock and program the door lock around 10pm to 8am. We could then use the app to unlock if necessary. We have security cameras in her house on every floor we constantly keep an eye on mom during the day. What is your opinion on the smart door lock and new a new door? Thanks!
Please start planning to place mom. She needs a team of caregivers in a locked memory care unit. Not your house or a cottage in a sibling’s back yard, but a place where professionals know how to handle her issues.
I’m so sorry this is happening.
I would move her downstairs and make the stairs unaccessible. I am in a split level. My Mom's room was in the lowest level of the house. She had a bathroom down there. It was her bedroom and sitting room. There was a backdoor that made it easier to get her in and out of the house to the cars. I had a baby cover on the door knob so she could not excape. I had a baby gate across the bottom of the steps so she could not wander around at night.
Eventually I had to place Mom. My house was not conducive to someone who can't do stairs. I found her a nice AL. It was one floor and set up that she could wander as much as she wanted. The hallway always came back to the common area.
One thing you could do for now is to put her mattress on the floor (assuming she can't get up on her own) or getting a concave mattress to also make this more difficult for her.