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Originally Posted by amandalouise
question if you disconnect her phone how is she going to be able to call 911 / emergency services if she falls, or gets lost, wanders, cant remember her own name, goes through the sudden blindness symptoms,
my point is by disconnecting her phone you could end up causing her to get seriously hurt in her state of mind.
maybe what we did for one of my relatives will help you. we contacted senior and disabled services for a day respite care option. this is where the relative with this is taken to a place to spend the day with people their own age and play cards, board games, and other activities while under supervision.
for night time relatives took turns spending the night, and when no relatives were available a private nurse or adult care provider was there. this way the relative was supervised and had company to sooth their loneliness and missing contact with other relatives that may be busy or not want to be bothered at the moment.
then when our relative became too mentally unstable, a nursing care facility was found. there they have the 24/7 supervision that they need and socialization with others their own age. and plenty to do in the community rooms, and special outings specifically with their needs in mind so that they can be out in the community but still be under supervision.
At first my relative fought the idea but over time this relative adjusted and they now think of the nursing facility as home.
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My mother has been a resident for nearly 10 months now inside a memory care unit of a nursing home. She is not in any danger. She is monitored by the staff there every 4 hours and she shares a corner with another resident (they each have their own bedroom but share a mini-apartment type space).
My mother wears a bracelet that goes off she when she falls and she can't wander anyway but around the halls, since its a locked unit.
My mother never leaves her room unless an aid comes to get her for meals or for activities. She just watches tv and reads books and makes a gazillion phone calls to myself, my sister, and our brother.
Prior to that, I quit my teaching job and lived with my mother and took care of her until I couldn't anymore and we moved her into this memory care unit last summer.