My mother was pegged as a “runner” in her first assisted living facility.
They attached an anklet transponder that would supposedly alert staff when she made a break. Despite dementia, she was able to observe and memorize the door code!
She persuaded her neighbor to use his knife to remove the anklet, which did not go over well. I endured a brief lecture about Mom’s Houdini act from the director, and then responded: “You allow your residents to have sharp objects?”
Her next facility was way better, the exits are very subtle, and there is no obvious guest entry, the design is quite clever and it reduces resident anxiety, which is a good thing.
My mother was pegged as a “runner” in her first assisted living facility.
They attached an anklet transponder that would supposedly alert staff when she made a break. Despite dementia, she was able to observe and memorize the door code!
She persuaded her neighbor to use his knife to remove the anklet, which did not go over well. I endured a brief lecture about Mom’s Houdini act from the director, and then responded: “You allow your residents to have sharp objects?”
Her next facility was way better, the exits are very subtle, and there is no obvious guest entry, the design is quite clever and it reduces resident anxiety, which is a good thing.
They had my mother in a straight jacket one time. She wrestled out of it out of it and made it down three flights of stairs before they got her.