Question from Anonymous Caring.com community member
Is it considered abusive to use restraints to lock a parent with Alzheimer's disease in their room at night so that they do not wander around the house? I also use a baby monitor by the bed side to hear should she need anything.
Answer
I use a baby monitor as well, along with the fact our home is completly baby proof. We have inexpensive alarms on all the doors. Latches on all the drawers and cupboards. She has acesss to wherever she wants to go because of simple saftey factors we pratice in our home. to prevent her from going into the kitchen we use baby gates. Our bedroom is next to hers and we have learned to listen more rather than react. Mom in most cases tinkers around a few hours, and then falls fast asleep.
