This just happened to my mother who has been in rehab for 2 1/2 months. I think her last roommates family cleared out both sides of the closet. Even my mother's coat is gone. I'm waiting to see if they recover the clothing quickly but am upset that the workers there didn't question why mom's closet was empty or why her roommate who was only there for 2 or so weeks would have so many clothes to take home. I expect them to reimburse mom for the loss but dread the job of replacing the many items as she is tiny and difficult to fit. Just disgusted!
everyone here seems to assume that dimentia patients are prone to ‘lose’ their laundry. my contention is that in a locked facility, how ‘lost’ can laundry, or anything else, actually be!? the residents arent leaving the unit with those items! if ‘residents taking things’ was the concern, there should be a room within the unit of ‘lost’, unaccounted for things! that dimentia patients must also suffer the indignities of substandard care and also be victims of facility negligence and indifference is a travesty, esp at the inflated rates they myst pay, regardless of health. that child daycares can closely monitor and report the daily movements and needs of ‘their’ little charges is proof that elder care has far to go in providing the same diligence for our parents and grandparents!
The one and only time my wife's clothes went to the laundry, it did not come back. All laundry was put into their laundry bag with the room number on it. The bag was for another room. This was in a very nice and small rehab. Not all patients had memory problems. I mentioned it to the aid and her clothes were found in short order. How does a bag of clothing with "Room 8" on it get lost? I did bring her blanket home and launder it. Nothing went missing from the room fortunately. But somehow a hair brush and comb appeared along with nail clippers. Those had to be brought into the room by another person. Thankfully she was only there for 22 days.
I mentioned it to the aid and her clothes were found in short order. How does a bag of clothing with "Room 8" on it get lost?
I did bring her blanket home and launder it. Nothing went missing from the room fortunately. But somehow a hair brush and comb appeared along with nail clippers. Those had to be brought into the room by another person.
Thankfully she was only there for 22 days.