Wandering
Repeatedly seeks the whereabouts of the caregiver or another person.
Checking
Let your Supervisor know the resident is potentially missing
The first thing you should do when you realize the resident is missing
Weight loss, Dehydration and Fatigue
Three things that Excessive & aimless walking have serious effects on the resident's health?
Best way to prevent a resident from elopement
Know your Residents and the Red Flags
Difference between Wandering and Elopement
Elopement is when a resident leaves the building without supervision
The resident follows closely behind a person or caregiver.
Tailing
Most dangerous type of wandering occurs when a resident attempts to completely leave.
Elopement
Side effects may be caused by anti anxiety medications
Tolerance to medication and sleepy/sedated
Critical component in the prevention, mitigation and response to patient wandering and elopements
Training of Employees
Disease often associated with Wandering and Elopement
Dementia
Type of wandering is more common and is purposeful.
Goal Directed Wandering
The legal representative/responsible party, physician, and appropriate agencies (state, police, etc.)
Who are the people to notify in the event of an elopement?
Orthostatic Hypotension
Lowering of blood pressure when standing up, (which may put the resident at risk for falling)
Establishing a regular routine
The measure that will help stabilize the resident mentally.
Elopement prevention is the responsibility of _______
Everyone
Wandering in which the resident frequently wanders at night
Nighttime Wandering
Police Service and Director's Office
Who will be notified if the high-risk patient is not found during the preliminary search
Leading Cause of Unintentional Severe injury of Death in those over 65
What is Falls?
Drug treatments for the agitated behavior often associated with dementia is best supported by evidence
Carbamazepine
If a resident refuses to take a prescribed medication
Wait a few minutes and then offer the medication again
Type Wandering that leads to invasion of privacy
Inappropriate Purpose
Examine the resident, notify the physician and give a report & update the responsible party
What are the steps to take once the resident is found?
Loss of Appetite, enjoyment of social activities and increased isolation are signs of this.
Depression
The code for Elopement.
What is "Code Pink"?
Medication aide is permitted to crush a client’s oral medications and mix with soft foods only if the following condition is met
If the medication administration record (MAR) indicates that the medications may be crushed