Why a person with dementia might want to walk around?
A person with dementia who wanders or walks away may be:
- Continuing a lifelong habit of walking regularly.
- Relieving boredom due to not being sufficiently stimulated.
- Using up energy from sitting all day.
- Relieving pain and discomfort from Joint pain or stiffness.
- Responding to stress or anxiety.
- Feeling lost or uncertain about their surroundings.
- Going out and forgetting where they were going.
- Searching for someone or something in the past or present.
- Seeking fulfillment and purpose such as the desire to go to work.
- Getting confused about the time.
