Caregivers can use the forgetfulness of patients with dementia to reduce the elderly's* desire to wander. For example, if the elderly clamors to go out shopping, the caregiver can try to distract the elderly with other things. The caregiver can say to the elderly, "Your favorite Cantonese opera is playing on TV, let's watch it together!" The elderly may be attracted by this sentence and forget that they need to go out shopping.
*Wandering refers to the aimless walking behavior of patients with dementia, and patients may enter unsafe environments, get lost or get lost.
