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03-25-2014 02:37 AM
My husband has Alzheimers and wandered away from our home last week. I had bought one of those doorknob covers usually used for toddlers, but we forgot to put it that night! I see some door alarms online and wondered about them. Anyone have any experience with them? Thanks.
03-25-2014 02:48 AM
They make a chain lock style of alarm that works pretty well. You might want to check out Lowe's or Home Depot.
Bless you and your husband on your journey.
03-25-2014 03:10 AM
If you Google for other forums for caregivers, they'll have better suggestions. I vaguely recall someone suggested a window-style alarm, that sounds when the door is opened.
It's a complicated issue, because caregivers don't want to lock up their patients, but safety is a concern, too.
03-25-2014 03:11 AM
03-25-2014 12:31 PM
I have jingle bells hanging from my patio door so I'm aware when it opens.
Single leather strap with brass sleigh bells.
03-25-2014 10:54 PM
03-25-2014 11:16 PM
Sam's Club use to sell a pack of 10 single door programmable alarms for a very reasonable price that my mom used on all of her doors while my dad suffered from dementia. They worked. Bless you during this difficult time and also your DH.
03-27-2014 04:06 PM
Pianomama, you've gotten some good suggestions. Could you leave the doornob covers on all of the time? My son and DIL have them on all of their doors that open to the outside. They have a little three-year-old (my little angel!) who's a real escape artist but she can't get past those plastic guards on the doornobs. The only problem with those is the other adults in the house with any kind of weakness or damage in their hand may also have difficulty opening the door.
03-27-2014 04:15 PM
You could probably find door alarms at places like Home Depot or Lowes. However also go look for door and window alarms at pool stores. They have battery operated ones that you just stick on to the top (or side) of the door (or window) and when you have them switched on, they will go off and they are very very loud. But, since they are battery operated you do have to make sure the batteries are frequently replaced and that the switch is "on".
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