Creating a Dementia-Safe Home: An Essential Guide to Senior Home Care and Memory Care in Rhode Island & Connecticut
Then one winter morning, they woke up to find the front door open at 4 a.m.
Their mother, Eleanor, was standing outside in slippers and a thin sweater, convinced she needed to “get to work.” She had retired nearly twenty years earlier.
Thankfully, a neighbor spotted her quickly and brought her home safely.
For families caring for a loved one with dementia, moments like these can be frightening — and surprisingly common. What once felt like a safe, familiar home can gradually become difficult to navigate as memory loss progresses.
