My Mother is in assisted living and has long term care insurance that covers part of this. However, Mother is sinking farther into dementia, and it is hard to break any of her habits right now. She is accustomed to returning to her room after the evening meal, and immediately taking a shower. She is currently so unsteady on her feet, that this is dangerous for her to do alone. The AL facility director was frank in telling me that even if we move mother to memory care, the facility could not guarantee that they would have enough staff to keep her from attempting to shower on her own. Does anyone know of a "babygate" or some device that could be put over a shower opening to frustrate mother just long enough to let staff get to her? Her shower is a single stall with a shower chair in it.
At my mother’s MC, she has a large, private walk-in shower in her own bathroom.
The opening for Mom’s shower would be too large for a baby gate, even if it were safe.
Google child locks and see if there's something that might work with the handle on the door.
She needs more assistance with bathing.
I don't know that it would be impossible to install a gate of some sort, but I also don't know that they would LET you, nor that it might not pose another danger to a senior determined to get past the gate.
I wish I had better ideas. I hope you find some. I agree that she is likely now passing the time that she can remain in ALF in any case. I am so sorry.