In some cases, wandering behavior occurs at night. Especially if the wandering pattern occurs late at night, the patient is more anxious in the dark, less likely to find help, more likely to be in danger, and more stressful for family and caregivers. What can be done about it?
- Environmentally, improvements should be made to prevent patients from leaving the house. In addition to retrofitting door locks and installing anti-wandering devices such as door-opening alarms, you can also consider using bed-leaving alarms. This way, family members can react early and handle the situation without having to react when the patient is ready to leave.
- Nocturnal wandering may also mean that the patient's days and nights are reversed, and the tiredness stored up during the daytime is insufficient. Family members can increase the patient's activities during the daytime to improve the quality and duration of sleep at night.
- Nocturnal wandering may start from waking up in the night and feeling anxious about the blurring of the guide. Visiting some familiar and affectionate things near the patient and adding night lights nearby can help the patient feel at ease when waking up.
