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How are they managing their medications?
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Your loved one may not require home care or assisted living services at this time. However, continue to monitor their condition for changes and consider occasional in-home care services for help as needed.
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Does he carry a phone? If so some phones you can track. But that only works if the phone is charged and he does not lose it while on his walkabout. There are tags you can put on his shoes. If he wears a shoe with a heel the heel could be lifted and a tag put in the heel.
All that said.... If you can not keep him safe, if there is ANY potential that he would wander off and get lost, hurt. If this is causing you stress you have to consider placing him in a facility that has the means to keep him safe.
But PLEASE notify the police in your area that you have a loved one that has dementia that wanders. Give them a photo and a good description. Each day make a mental note of what he is wearing. Some police departments have a form on line you can fill out. Do NOT wait 24 hours to report him missing. Call as SOON as you realize he has wandered off. The sooner you call the faster they can get officers looking., Make sure that any car keys are locked up so there is no chance he would drive off
If this wandering is stressing you out and putting your spouse in danger (or endangering others) then please consider that the solution is a good, reputable and secure care facility. Wouldn't it be nice to have that peace of mind?
Typically when a loved one starts to wander, it is time to have them placed in a locked memory care unit for their own safety. You would not want them wandering outside in the heat of the summer and die of heat stroke or freeze to death in the winter. Sadly it's time for placement.
I’ve related here before that my aunt with Alzheimer’s was a wanderer. Her family secured the home with “fully secure” “foolproof” locks on all windows and doors to keep her safe. Despite the extreme, best efforts and a mind that couldn’t think rationally, she still managed to get out during the night. She wandered her neighborhood, one night she took her jewelry box and deposited all of her valuables all over the neighborhood. This occurred several times with local police finding her at least once. The family had to decide the only option for her safety and their peace of mind was for her to move to memory care. She was totally content there. Dementia causes many unpredictable behaviors, wandering is a scary one, and a home environment becomes nearly impossible to keep safe. And that’s not even considering the exhaustion to the caregivers trying to provide such vigilance
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
There are tags you can put on his shoes.
If he wears a shoe with a heel the heel could be lifted and a tag put in the heel.
All that said....
If you can not keep him safe, if there is ANY potential that he would wander off and get lost, hurt. If this is causing you stress you have to consider placing him in a facility that has the means to keep him safe.
But PLEASE notify the police in your area that you have a loved one that has dementia that wanders. Give them a photo and a good description. Each day make a mental note of what he is wearing.
Some police departments have a form on line you can fill out.
Do NOT wait 24 hours to report him missing. Call as SOON as you realize he has wandered off. The sooner you call the faster they can get officers looking.,
Make sure that any car keys are locked up so there is no chance he would drive off
You would not want them wandering outside in the heat of the summer and die of heat stroke or freeze to death in the winter.
Sadly it's time for placement.