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Dementia Wandering
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Tried everything to stop my father from wandering. Does anyone have suggestions?
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Sle247365
Answered Jan 2021
Ideas for coping until memory care?
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Cbp711
Answered Apr 2021
Father with dementia in Assisted Living keeps escaping and the facility wants to kick him out. How can we get him protected?
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Parise
Answered Apr 2020
Need info on how to put spouse in assisted living after telling her I would not do it earlier in her dementia?
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NinjaWarrior3
Replied Sep 2020
My mom has wandered off before, just wondering if a fitness watch with GPS is a good way to go? Can you use them for tracking dementia people?
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sunflwrluv
Answered Jan 2023
Anyone use an Alexa to replace a phone for parent with dementia?
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faengelm
Replied Apr 2023
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Mom with dementia lives in assisted living facility. She wanders so a device is around her wrist like a watch, but she removes it. Advice?
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Jamesj
Replied Dec 2019
My mom (79) has Lewy Body Dementia and is starting to wander at night. Any ideas on keeping her safe in her room?
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sherridiamond
Answered Sep 2019
My husband has dementia. I'm trying to keep him safe. He is wandering and I need to find a way to stop him.
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JohnnyJ
Answered Apr 2018
How to keep mom safe and "locked" in her room while up roaming a lot at night?
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WearyJanie
Replied Mar 23, 2024
Nightly wandering has caused my father to be dismissed from his memory care facility. Does this seem normal?
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xrayjodib
Answered Jan 2021
How to stop nocturnal wandering?
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Atk711
Answered Nov 2021
Any experience with obsessive walking and dementia?
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Daughterof1930
Replied Sep 2018
Assisted living wants us to move our sister to memory care or hire a 24-hour sitter. I’m very distressed about this. Any thoughts?
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tallpetsitter
Answered Nov 2018
Any ideas for a birthday gift that will be uplifting for a 91 yr old Dad? He has been so down and depressed with aging in general.
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Linkabit14
Answered Jun 2018
My 81-year-old father with moderate dementia lives in an independent living apartment. He met a female resident with a similar condition 10 days ago, and he moved in with her! What can I do?
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NancyH
Answered May 2013
Elderly neighbor gets lost and confused outside at night, caregiver not taking steps to prevent it. Any advice?
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Llamalover47
Answered Mar 2020
What's next? I am about to lose my job and sanity due to the fact that my husband, 86 yrs old, can no longer be left alone.
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Riley2166
Answered Jul 2021
Dad roams at night, should we let him be?
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tggator
Answered Jan 2021
How do you deal with a doctor who is not the least bit interested in helping mom get into a memory care facility which she definitely needs?
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Educ8r
Answered Mar 2021
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