What can I do when a nursing home has misplaced or stolen all my mothers clothing?

It is truly common for items to be missing, etc. Happens all the time, unfortunately - but that doesn't make it right. My mother lives at a facility and often some of her clothing is missing; but never all of it - that is not right. Do you live close enough to your mother to do her laundry so it doesn't have to be done there? My mother lives 2 hours away; so I'm unable to do her laundry on a regular basis.

In my mother's case; she often decides she wants to give clothing away - she has dementia - or she throws items away if she wants something new. The nurses take it and put it in a bag in a back room. They have even found things in the waste basket and taken them out and washed and returned.

It is so frustrating; especially the socks. She has swollen ankles and I have to buy her diabetic socks and they are expensive; her name is on everything with a permanent sharpie pen - but, still things get lost. And anyone I have ever talked to has the same problem, unfortunately.

Thank you Nancy H, I put my Mothers name in everything right down to her socks with permanent red marker,and when i say the took everything I mean it. and the depressed state it left my mother in is terrible.Im going to do my best to report them to any and everyone i can,and also get her out of there as soon as possible.any help or advice will be apreciated

The first thing the nursing home told us when we had to put my mother-in-law in there temporarily for her rehab, was to label ALL her clothes. We bought a pen that was washable and I initialed all her clothes. I'm really surprised they never told you to do that. There were a few occasions that I actually did hunt down a few items that was given to someone else. So I would say if you have to, start looking around for yourself and see if you can locate some of the clothing. It's a pain, but the people that are living there, are probably not gonna care at this point in their lives if you spot a blouse that's in the wrong room and take it.