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Getting on the Right Path; Tips for Handling Wandering

Dorian Martin Caregiver Alzheimer's Caregiver Dorian Martin, who helped to care for an aging grandmother and was... Send Message Subscribe: Dorian Martin

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I was always worried that Mom would wander and become lost and/or hurt herself when as her Alzheimer’s progressed. However, because her lungs were so badly weakened by the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, she didn’t have the stamina to go for long distances. Yet as the recent ...

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Carol Bradley Bursack
Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 09:43 AM

Great tips, Dorian. One tip I received from a column reader was putting a lock higher on the door than his wife can reach (and a place she wouldn't look). That keeps her from opening the door at night or when he's not right with her.

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Carol

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