My Mom is still fairly young but has been diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia so I have her in a very nice ALF where she is just starting to get a tiny bit acclomated after a couple months, but she has fallen 3x and two of those times resulting in me being called in the middle of the night and taking her to the hospital. Thank God no major damage but I am petrified of her breaking a hip next time. Or worse! She is embarrassed to use the Walker I bought her and even has the aides put it up in her closet so she doesn’t have to see it. She told me she is too young and those are for old ladies. Any suggestions? 90% of the resident use a Walker so that’s not the issue.
The Drivers loved it and had big smiles!
Try making it sound "sexy" and "sporty" or mention it reminds you of a Corvette!
Get one in her favorite CAR color?
I plan to get a Glossy Black one with GOLD trim, like my 1988 Corvette I had for 26 years (if I ever need one), especially with some BLING...to coordinate with my hot purple RayBan aviators!
Emphasize STYLE, SLEEK, SPORTY....and that she can be sporty, PLUS it may prevent a broken hip and a NH!
Ask her if she likes the place she lives in. Then take her on a tour of a crappy nursing home. While you are there, let her know that if she falls and gets hurt, she says good-bye to the nice place she lives in now. The nursing home will be her new home.
Tell her that nothing will get her a one-way ticket to a nursing home faster than being stubborn.
She'll start using the walker.