Posted on 08/13/2017 6:02:17 PM PDT by MNDude
Agreed
I am sorry for you loss. What a devoted man and example your father is.
When Mom lived with is, we put alarms on all our doors, not on mom. If anyone opened a door it rang. That worked for us. What our problem was was keeping her safe in the night because she would wake up and wander the house. She has been in a dementia unit over a year now. After the initial adjustment period, she is now very happy and she’s safe.
I second and third the suggestions above for a locked dementia facility or skilled nursing facility. She needs 24 hour care/watching over.
We went thru gadgets and alarms for my mom and the wife’s mom. Alarm bracelets or neck jewelry styles wound up lost or on the bedside table...and occasionally found in pieces. My mom lost a neck alarm the first day she was in a new facility. We had the greatest luck with bed and chair alarms. When they got up, the alarm was set off. The attendants then marshalled them back to the chair or bed. The last facility assigned swipe cards to authorized visitors (family). Elevator wouldn’t even open without the swipe card. Anyone else is locked in or out.
Check within the place where she lives, they will know.
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