My mom knows how to push her button and walk out the front door if there's a fire . But how do I know she understands that and she verbalizes back to me ... She has dementia and we have been over it but I'm not sure what to do to be sure she can verbalizes this to a dr ? I want to be sure she's safe for the few hours a day she's alone ...,any help would be appreciated
My three brothers know about this key issue. I vaguely remember her response when one of them asked about it a few years back. (Someone could break the sidelite glass and reach in and unlatch the deadbolt was her reasoning.)
The brothers are all out of state. One is probably going to visit in the next month or so, and I will discuss this with him. If he lets the entire issue drop, then so will I.
My mother also occasionally sets off the fire alarm when she cooks bacon or toast. She doesn't pay any mind to it.