07-07-2015, 08:45 PM
Grandpa LoJack...
Most assisted living and nursing homes use a local system for their memory residents / patients. Sounds an alarm if a wearer slips out the door.
Memory facilities are tough... there's always someone waiting just inside the door looking to escape from 'jail' and go home. At my wife's work, I suggested they change the layout around a little bit and create a sort of sitting room by the door, so that the escapees would at least have someplace to sit, and people could visit with them. It sort of worked.
The elderly have had many years to get sneaky...
Most assisted living and nursing homes use a local system for their memory residents / patients. Sounds an alarm if a wearer slips out the door.
Memory facilities are tough... there's always someone waiting just inside the door looking to escape from 'jail' and go home. At my wife's work, I suggested they change the layout around a little bit and create a sort of sitting room by the door, so that the escapees would at least have someplace to sit, and people could visit with them. It sort of worked.
The elderly have had many years to get sneaky...