Your outpatient Irma has Alzheimer's disease. Her husband would like to allow her to walk outside in the yard, but Irma forgets where she is and wanders down the street. The yard has a fence, but Irma still remembers how to operate the latch on the gate. What do you recommend to Irma's husband?
A)Lock the gate with a padlock, so Irma cannot get out.
B)Install a different latch on the gate that requires two steps to open.
C)Wire the gate shut, so it cannot be used.
D)Have the neighbor alert Irma's husband when Irma is out of the yard.

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You recommend to Irma's husband that he install a different latch on the gate that requires two steps to open it. Because Irma has Alzheimer's disease, she is unlikely to be able to learn how to use a new latch that requires problem-solving skills.

Your Outpatient Irma Has Alzheimer's Disease