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  1. Wandering

    Wandering. Alzheimer's disease causes people to lose their ability to recognize familiar places and faces. It's common for a person living with dementia to wander or become lost or confused about their location, and it can happen at any stage of the disease. Six in 10 people living with dementia will wander at least once; many do so repeatedly.

  2. Alzheimer's and dementia: Understand wandering and how to address it

    Wandering and becoming lost is common among people with Alzheimer's disease or other disorders causing dementia. This behavior can happen in the early stages of dementia — even if the person has never wandered in the past. Understand wandering If a person with dementia is returning from regular walks or drives later than usual or […]

  3. Approach to Management of Wandering in Dementia: Ethical and Legal

    Wandering behavior is one of the most important and challenging management aspects in persons with dementia. Wandering behavior in people with dementia (PwD) is associated with an increased risk of falls, injuries, and fractures, as well as going missing or being lost from a facility. This causes increased distress in caregivers at home and in ...

  4. Dementia wandering: Signs, causes, and tips

    According to researchers, wandering behavior may have a neurophysical explanation that relates to the following: visuospatial dysfunction , which affects a person's spatial awareness or ability ...

  5. When Someone With Alzheimer's Disease Wanders

    The definition of wandering varies from context to context. Technically, wandering is an umbrella term for several different behaviors. This includes elopement (attempts to escape), repetitive ...

  6. Wandering & Sundowning in Dementia

    Wandering is a complex behavioral phenomenon that is frequent in dementia. Approximately 20% of community-dwelling individuals with dementia and 60% of those living in institutionalized settings are reported to wander .2 Most definitions of wandering incorporate a variety of dementia-related locomotion activities, including elopement (ie ...

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    Reducing wandering. You can try to prevent or reduce wandering by: visiting the doctor to check whether illness, pain or medication might be causing the wandering; keeping track of their wandering through a diary or log, as this can help you to work out any patterns or triggers. For example, they might wander at a specific time of the day

  8. Wandering in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia

    Wandering is a common behavior in patients with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. And once the individual begins to show signs of wandering behaviors, they are at a high-risk of wandering away or becoming lost. This behavior can be very distressing for caregivers, and dangerous for the individual.

  9. Wandering (dementia)

    Wandering occurs when a person with dementia roams around and becomes lost or confused about their location. It is a common behavior that can cause great risk for the person, and is often the major priority (and concern) for caregivers. It is estimated to be the most common form of disruption from people with dementia within institutions. Although it occurs in several types of dementia ...

  10. Wandering and dementia

    For people living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, wandering is a common behaviour. As a result, people living with dementia may not be able to find their way back home and become lost. For caregivers, wandering can lead to stress as well as safety concerns. Wandering is a direct result of physical changes in the brain and:

  11. What is WANDERING BEHAVIOR? definition of WANDERING BEHAVIOR

    Psychology Definition of WANDERING BEHAVIOR: a disruption of motor activity which consists of directionless, disoriented motion. These actions commonly take

  12. Why a person with dementia might be walking about

    Feeling lost. A person with dementia might walk about because they feel lost. This can happen in unfamiliar surroundings, such as when moving house, attending a new day centre or moving into a care home. If the person's living environment has changed, make sure they keep familiar items.

  13. Wandering and Exit-Seeking in People with Dementia

    They also affect behavior, feelings and relationships. Signs of dementia can vary greatly including wandering and exit-seeking. The terms wandering and exit-seeking are often used interchangeably, but they are not exactly the same. Wandering is pacing or aimless walking. This generally takes place in familiar areas.

  14. Understanding Wandering Risks With Older Adults

    A wandering risk assessment evaluates a person's condition and likelihood of wandering. Several tools can help determine an older adult's risk of wandering, including the Rating Scale for Aggressive Behavior in the Elderly (RAGE) and the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), which measures dementia-related behavioral symptoms.

  15. Dementia Wandering: 12 Tips

    A wandering information sheet tracking your loved one's symptoms and behaviors over time. 2. Don't be afraid to ask for help. Having all possible resources available can be necessary in case of emergency. In advance, ask family, friends, and neighbors to call if they see the person alone.

  16. What do we know about strategies to manage dementia-related wandering

    a. address wander-management strategies in the home or supportive care environments for persons with dementia or cognitive decline regardless of whether it was embedded in an environment, was worn, or was implemented as a form of therapy. b. address critical or noncritical wandering in older adults with dementia. c.

  17. CMS Issues Guidance FAQs for Wandering and Exit-Seeking Behavior

    Person-centered staff training: Education about how to communicate with beneficiaries at risk for wandering and exit-seeking behavior may include: Identifying common conditions, diseases, and disorders that lead to wandering behavior; how this can change over time; and the potential impact of these conditions on functioning.

  18. Approach to Management of Wandering in Dementia: Ethical and Legal

    Wandering is considered to be related to aimless locomotion behavior. In 2007, a team of researchers proposed the following operational definition of wandering: "a syndrome of dementia-related locomotion behavior having a frequent, repetitive, temporally-disordered, and/or spatially-disordered nature that is manifested in lapping, random, and/or pacing patterns some of which are associated ...

  19. PDF Responding to the Wandering and Exit-seeking Behaviors of People with

    Responding to wandering and exit-seeking behaviors effectively could help people with dementia remain as independent as possible in their homes and communities and help relieve caregiver stress. 1 Hebert, L. E., Weuve, J., Scherr, P. A., & Evans, D. A. (2013). Alzheimer disease in the United States (2010-2050) estimated using the 2010 census.

  20. Wandering and Behavioral Changes in Older Adults

    Wandering, in general, should never be taken lightly if it's not easily explained or understood. As always, our first challenge is to understand what's causing the behavior and then to manage it. Sometimes addressing an underlying cause can minimize negative behaviors. Possible causes of sudden wandering are widely varied.

  21. Connecting for Kids

    Goal-Directed: Wandering with the purpose of getting somewhere or obtaining something (water, train tracks, park, an item of obsession, etc.). Bolting/Fleeing: Quickly departing with the intent to escape something (anxiety, uncomfortable or undesirable situation, stress, demand or sensory input). Other: Cases where the individual wanders due to ...

  22. Wandering Behavior From the Perspectives of Older Adults With Mild to

    Introduction. Wandering has been defined as the inability of older adults with dementia to find their way while pursuing a need or goal (Algase et al., 1996).The behavior has also been referred to as a normal human activity that people engage in during their lifetime (Halek & Bartholomeyczik, 2012).Wandering is associated with terms such as "elopement, endangered, taking care, getting lost ...

  23. Strategies for managing children who wander

    Understanding wandering behaviour in children on the spectrum. The first step towards devising effective strategies to manage wandering is to understand the reasons why this behaviour may be occurring. A behavioural practitioner or psychologist will likely be able to help in this process. These professionals can help to identify why behaviours ...