My mom with dementia is so confused. It is hard for her to share a closet. My mom recently went to a nursing home. She is 84 with dementia. She shares a room with someone in the nursing home. My mom doesn't have as much space as her roommate. They share a closet, and my mom thinks that she is going home. So, my mom packs her things in a laundry basket and her roommate's clothes are in the basket too. My mom also puts her stuff on her roommate's side. Also, my mom is missing her dentures and the phone is missing too. I feel like every time that I go to see my mom, the clothes are always mixed up, because my mom is so confused. I don't know what to do? My mom shouldn't share a closet with someone because of her dementia.
AAAAGH . having flashbacks here . lol
aunt has stopped rummaging . attaching a goodwill store purse to her wheelchair arm seemed to give her a " proper " place for everything from chapstick to month old cookies .
My loved one is totally unable to sort or even recognize most of her clothing. She loves her purple jacket and soft black jacket, but other than that, she has no memory of what clothing she has. The staff suggest outfits and that's what she wears.
At her former ALF, I would see her in someone else's clothes, but I haven't in the new Memory Care Unit. But, if it does happen, I'll just accept it.
I have talked to many families who have members in facilities and they ALL have problems with disappearing or mixed up items. I've accepted it.
I'm just not going to worry about it as long as the other people are ok with it. Our demented parents' boundaries are not the same as our boundaries.