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Wandering Top Tips: How to Secure and Dementia-Proof Your Home
People diagnosed with Alzheimer's and dementia often have a tendency to wander outside the safety of their home. We’ve compiled experienced caregivers’ best tips for preventing elopement during episodes of wandering.
1 CommentWandering Top Tips: Best Products for Monitoring a Senior Who Wanders
Dementia can cause disorientation and an increased risk of wandering and getting lost. Experienced caregivers’ provide their recommendations for the best products and strategies for monitoring a loved one who wanders.
0 CommentsWhat Causes Seniors with Dementia to Wander?
We’ve compiled experienced caregivers’ best tips for understanding why dementia patients wander and strategies to combat this dangerous dementia behavior.
1 CommentHow to Stop Dementia Patients from Wandering
Use this three-step approach to better understand why dementia patients wander and develop interventions for wandering that prioritize safety, independence and calmness.
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Dementia Wandering Questions
How to keep mom safe and "locked" in her room while up roaming a lot at night?
26 AnswersTaarna Answered Mar 16, 2024What are my options?
8 AnswersOnlychild2024 Answered Feb 28, 2024How do you deal with flight risk parents in a memory home who need to see a doctor outside the facility?
22 AnswersLlamalover47 Replied Feb 19, 2024How can I get my husband with dementia to take a bath and not go outside to urinate?
6 AnswersLlamalover47 Answered Jan 20, 2024
Dementia Wandering Discussions
Worried about mom being isolated.
4 CommentsGracie61 Commented Oct 2020Finally came to the decision...
9 CommentsPandabearAUS Commented Aug 2019Sleep schedule changes to adapt to their changing cycle has been helping with sundowners and hallucinations.
5 Commentsanonymous272157 Commented Dec 2018Alzheimer's husband with delusions. Is there medication to calm his mind?
5 CommentsIssybeau Commented Aug 2018
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