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Q: My mother is always losing, hiding and hoarding things, I am losing my mind! What can I do to get her to stop?Most of us lead busy lives, trying to successfully juggle the responsibilities of home and work and personal interests into one cohesive .....
A: This is a great question and I have a lot of material to work with.
My grand mother had made me the most beautiful doilies. One resident in my adult family home insisted that they were the ones she had made and took them when I wasnt looking. I would put her in bed at night only to find my doilies hidden in her diaper.
After dinner one evening we discovered a clients $3000.00 dollar pair of hearing aids wrapped up in a nice little napkin and stuffed in her drinking cup.
Some residents would go through others belongings, when I would suggest that they stop because the purse belonged to someone else, they would reply, I know that and would continue digging.
The weirdest experience I had was a resident who liked to clothes shop so much that she would go shopping in other peoples closets.
Invariably, just when you need something, it has disappeared, whether its your doilies, car keys, glasses, or hearing aids. Hiding, hoarding and losing things are very common things you have to deal with when you are caring for a person with Alzheimers.
To cut down on the prospect of losing very important things, here is a list of things to do to help you.
1. Simplify your surroundings. You would be amazed at how much easier it is to care for a person with Alzheimers if you arent surrounded by clutter. If you lose something, you will have less to sort through to find it.
2. Keep really important things in a locked and secure place.
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3. Childproof your cabinets and doors that you dont want your loved one rummaging through.Do you feel overwhelmed by all the "stuff" in your life? Magazines and journals youve never finished reading, clothes you never wear, e-mail you havent responded to, or photographs you .....
4. Dont leave things lying around.
5. Keep your loved ones glasses, hearing aids, and teeth in a plastic container or tub when you put them to bed at night. That way you will always know where they are in the morning.
Here are a few other things to keep in mind.
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1. People with Alzheimers like to put their teeth and hearing aids in their napkins at meal time. Always check napkins before throwing them into the trash.Petite designer clothing: Small is beautiful
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2. Check their wastebaskets before you throw out the trash.
3. Check their pockets before doing the laundry-if they havent put something of value in them, I can almost guarantee that there is a Kleenex in them, a load of laundry washed with a Kleenex is the not very fun.
4. If a person with Alzheimers is a wanderer you will want to check the sides of their chairs frequently also.
While you may not be able to stop this behavior all together you might be able to control it a bit better with these tips.
Renee "Dutchy" Reeves is an Elder Care Consultant with over 10 years of working with the elderly and their families. Her online advice column, "Ask Dutchy" provides practical ideas and advice for assisting the elderly with Alzheimers disease, Dementia, Parkinson's, disability, and those needing long term care.