5 times before ? What say time to put her in Shady Pines where she can be watched.
“She has done this five times before.”
Time for lockdown for Granny. She’s wasting way too many local resources.
I know. I’m mean this way. I care for my nutty Dad, who is nearing this state...it’s no fun for anyone.
She is not living in the appropriate place based on her cognitive conditions. Besides that, it’s probably costing the county a lot of manhours to keep looking for someone who may not wish to be found.
After the first time why not stick a gps tracker on her?
Seriously? She’d certainly forget it was even there.
Canyonero!I saw an ad for a little $30 device that can help you find your purse, cellphone, keys, stolen bike, etc. via Bluetooth. I think it could be lifesaving for the at-home elderly who tend to wander:
(not affiliated, just think it’s pretty cool)
https://www.thetrackr.com/tech-specs
You put alarms and locks on the doors and if necessary, a tracker on the person. It isn’t complicated.
Send her family a bill for the search, and perhaps they’ll be more careful in the future. “has a history of wandering away from the caregiver”