Wandering is common for people with cognitive illnesses like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Your aging family member might wander for a variety of different reasons ranging from unmet needs like hunger or pain to memories that seem stronger than reality. Having companion care at home services can assist in keeping your senior safe.

Use Night Lights in Dimly Lit Areas

The last thing that you want is for your senior to be disoriented and to find herself unable to maneuver around obstacles. Night lights and motion-activated lighting can help a great deal with this issue. Motion-activated lights may even help you to know when your senior might have wandered from one area to another.

Consider Camouflaging Exterior Doors

If your senior is extremely prone to wandering, then making it more difficult to access exterior doors can be a huge help. Sometimes just locking exterior doors can be enough to help your elderly family member to be safe. Moving things like chain locks higher on the door can also help.

Remove or Relocate Anything that Could Be Harmful

Household chemicals make daily life easier, but they can also make life more dangerous for your senior if she mistakes them for something else. If there’s anything that your senior might be harmed by, consider removing it to a safer location, like a locked cabinet. Medications should also be kept secure in a medication lockbox or a locked cabinet.

Pay Close Attention to Basic Needs

Often wandering is a response to a need. With that in mind, it’s important to remember that when you’re proactive about meeting your senior’s basic needs, that reduces the risk that something will end up overlooked. It can help quite a lot to have companion care at home available, as well, so that you are less likely to miss something.

Consider Getting Help from Companion Care at Home Providers

The more help that you and your senior have on a daily basis, the better. Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease take a lot out of you as a family caregiver and the experienced help of companion care at home  providers can be invaluable. Companion care at home can help you to spot other possible solutions that make life easier and safer for your senior.

Approaching wandering and the possibility of wandering from a safety perspective is going to help you to be as helpful as possible to your elderly family member. A proactive approach enables to you stay ahead of the situation instead of worrying about chasing down solutions.

If you or a family member are in need of hiring Companion Care at Home Services in Fort Lauderdale FL, call the caring professionals at Star Multi Care today at (954) 870-4770. Providing service in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Coconut Creek, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Margate, Pompano Beach and Tamarac.

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Stephen Sternbach

CEO at Star Multi Care Services

With over 35 years of experience, Stephen Sternbach has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Star Multi Care Services since 1987. After the sale of the New York and New Jersey operations of Star Multi Care Services, Sternbach brought the company private where he remains President and CEO of this 40-million dollar company. With Sternbach at the helm, Star Multi Care Services employs more than 650 employees, in six offices throughout Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York.

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