Adult crib

[Phil Pascoe]

Exhausted and having a drink play a part.
Chris

No $h1t, Sherlock!

 

[sammy.se]

Does sound wake you up?

Maybe attach some loud bells to the crib door, so that if you do get out the noise will wake you up?

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[Rorschach]

I am sorry to hear of the troubles you are having. Like others though I don't think this will help, anything you do to secure yourself you will undo while sleepwalking, as you have already admitted you are capable of very complex tasks.

 

[AJB Temple]

I have a very highly intelligent friend who does quite similar things occasionally. He is capable of undoing 5 cylinder combination locks whilst sleepwalking. It is episodic with him and he and his wife use a tether that wakes him (or her) as it rings an alarm when it happens occasionally. I am not certain, but I think the alarm tether is electronic rather than physical.

A cot bed will not fix this I expect. I also thing that this bed design is far too flimsy to withstand an adult climbing out.

PS. Wickes framing wood has taken a leap in quality of late. If you hand select then you can easily get straight 2.5 metre lengths. Cheap enough with a trade card. I agree the sheds sell mostly junk at high prices, but for framing timber I have been happy of late. (Wickes North Farm, Tunbridge Wells).

 

[NotAWoodWorker]

I have a very highly intelligent friend who does quite similar things occasionally. He is capable of undoing 5 cylinder combination locks whilst sleepwalking. It is episodic with him and he and his wife use a tether that wakes him (or her) as it rings an alarm when it happens occasionally. I am not certain, but I think the alarm tether is electronic rather than physical.

A cot bed will not fix this I expect. I also thing that this bed design is far too flimsy to withstand an adult climbing out.

PS. Wickes framing wood has taken a leap in quality of late. If you hand select then you can easily get straight 2.5 metre lengths. Cheap enough with a trade card. I agree the sheds sell mostly junk at high prices, but for framing timber I have been happy of late. (Wickes North Farm, Tunbridge Wells).

Do you have a link for the alarm thingy please? Is it safe to use on someone like me?

 

[AJB Temple]

No. I can find out. He's away for three weeks though.

 

[Deadeye]

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Do you have a link for the alarm thingy please? Is it safe to use on someone like me?[/quote]
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wander-Alarm-w ... B003ZJI4BK

It says "The Wander Alarm with Motion Detector can prevent a loved one or patient from wandering away. It can detect the movement of a person in a bed, chair, room or doorway. A small receiver (remote monitoring device) can be mounted wherever convenient, and the chimes either sound or send a discreet signal up to 100 feet away."

 

[Phil Pascoe]

No. I can find out. He's away for three weeks though.

So he escaped, then?

 

[Deadeye]

Hi
I'm sorry that people, including me, pressed for more information.
If you're not waking to sound or light then that sounds like a dissociative seizure and you should see an epilepsy specialist (I'm a virologist so can't advise). Dissociative seizures present much as you describe and can be confined to nighttime. A GP will not be familiar as it's quite infrequent.
Really hoping you find a solution.

 

[Sheffield Tony]

There's not a lot more I can add, except that my elderly mother who had for a while night and day wandering tendencies had an alarmed mat next to her bed, so carers could know when she was up. So there are other variants of the alarm system which are commonly used, and might just be helpful ?

 

[Lons]

There's not a lot more I can add, except that my elderly mother who had for a while night and day wandering tendencies had an alarmed mat next to her bed, so carers could know when she was up. So there are other variants of the alarm system which are commonly used, and might just be helpful ?

That sounds like a good idea, or door alarms like these maybe though I guess if he can find keys and unlock doors then silencing an alarm is easy.
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/products ... lsrc=aw.ds
https://www.amazon.co.uk/GuDoQi-Securit ... lp_pl_dp_7
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Defender-Wirel ... lp_pl_dp_8

 

[user22161]

Wouldn't you just climb out of a crib though considering the other stuff you do?

My thoughts as well. If you able to do so much when asleep, the chances are you will be able to let yourself out of it. When we had the rest home, we had a dementia escapee who would climb over his cot sides and out of the emergency exit. Only solution was to connect a door switch to staff call system so we knew when he was going walkabout. Would an alarm on your bedroom door to wake you up be a possible solution?

 

[ColeyS1]

You could fit door sensors or pir sensors to turn on lights, or plugs when triggered. I bought the 'hive' system for my home. When door sensors are activated I get an alert sent to my phone. You can set the schedule for this so it could only be active during the night.
In your situation you could have a door or pir sensor activate the room lights or perhaps a desk lamp. Or you could have it turn on a radio/tape player at an uncomfortable volume. Might be an option?

Edit, here's how it looks on my phone.Just to add all the sensors are wireless so only require a battery and sticking in place.