, and it is not drilled into the wall? My husband has rarely been wandering but I have a fear that he will fall down the stairs when I am not with him. He goes slowly and carefully down them now but we are always with him. Any other ideas? I have thought about an alarm on his bedroom door when he would open it. If possible do not wall damage. Just starting to see what is available.
Just curious is 1954 the year you were born? My older son was born in 1955.
I considered putting up a gate at the head of the stairs so I could bring Mom for an overnight visit. Sis had a single story home with a dog gate with a door, to keep the dog out of the living room. Mom tried to climb over the gate, several times, she once even made it over, even though sis told her not to. She couldn't remember long enough to learn to open the gate first.
Knowing Mom could not follow instructions I never brought her home overnight the last few years. I knew she got up several times and I couldn't stay up all night to watch her. (Actually she didn't care at that point as for years before that she only paced when I brought her for a visit)
I am lucky I do have a roll in shower with no lip or edge so it makes it very easy.
And by "wet room" I just mean that there is nothing that will be damaged by water should it get wet. The vanity is up a bit off the floor so I don't have to worry if the floor gets very wet, the tiles are all non slip. This way the water dripping off the wheelchair does not present a problem for me or the CNA that help a few times a week.
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