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What have you found most effective in preventing resident wandering Wandering
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We install a simple motion sensor inside tie resident's doorway. Any time the resident steps out of her room, the alarm rings. We should not necessarily try to keep residents from wandering--we just want to be aware when they are on the move. The bigger question is "why is this wandering occurring?" Is the resident hungry? Is she looking for Looking for

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 someone on something to do? Is her medication causing agitation agitation /ag·i·ta·tion/ (aj?i-ta´shun) excessive, purposeless cognitive and motor activity or restlessness, usually associated with a state of tension or anxiety. Called also psychomotor a. ? This is the type of brainstorming my staff and I utilize in solving problems at my facility.
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Title Annotation:preventing resident wandering
Author:Helfrich-Will, Jennifer A.
Publication:Contemporary Long Term Care
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Feb 1, 2002
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