Most older facilities have faulty management systems to ensure the safety of residents suffering from Alzheimer's dementia or symptoms. Symptoms that can lead to walking and elopement.

The main causes of death or injury in these situations are:

Exposure to heat or cold.

drowning

Traffic-related injuries.

The problems that arise and lead to death are:

staff

In my opinion, the most important part of any migrant management program is staff. Different facilities configure their employees' response to an alarm differently. Some facilities rely only on a portion of their staff responding to alarms, while others employ a convenient coverage method. In any case, respondents must be committed and vigilant. Staff participation begins with evaluations, monitored and ends with responsiveness. Problems arise when this breaks down. These systems may be affected by radio or electrical interference. In extreme cases, it is known that personnel turn off the system because it bothers them. I've heard of cases where an employee unplugs the system from a power outlet to plug in a vacuum cleaner and forgets to plug it back in.

Ask the company some basic questions. How often do you do exercises? How often and how deeply does the installation test door systems, transmitters and personnel? How old is the system?

Then these elements of the system detect,

coverage

Sometimes facilities simply do not cover all exits that are at risk. Why? Maybe the installation has never had a leak, except for that one time. Maybe that's a financial concern. It may be that they think homeless people always walk out the front door. In my experience, homeless people have a lot of free time, they spend most of their time trying to get out unless they have activities to do. If they have that moment of clarity while trying to leave, they will. They might think that a resident would not think of leaving the kitchen, shop, chapel or laundry door. In time, it is these doors that the residents let through.

System Age

It is a fact that some nursing homes still have some doors that are covered with gait systems from the early 1990s. These systems may work, but newer systems work much better. The latest system has anti-tailgating features, better antennas, more detailed bypass. Older systems generally have a two-button bypass that has carried bypass code keys or is simple enough for vagabonds to observe staff or visitors and learn the code. Please note that a newly renovated building does not mean an updated walking system. They can be moved from door to visitor management and check-in system.

Design and functionality

Does the installation use a system that they implemented ten years ago? If the system was implemented ten years ago, the design still relates to its staff level or pedestrian traffic flow. Do you provide referral codes for visitors or delivery drivers?

These are just some of the biggest concerns that you may want to investigate when placing your family member at risk in a home. Not all migratory prevention systems or plans are the same.