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Also, an elder's skin can get very thin and fragile, and what would have been a simple scrape is a bad skin tear. And those take forever to heal.
Mom is always sporting a new bruise and most of the time she doesn't remember bumping in to anything. It's part and parcel of the aging process.
By the time one gets to be in Memory Care or a Nursing Home, they are prone to more bumps and bruises as one's sense of balance isn't as keen as it was a few years prior.
Couple years later, my Mom had forgot how to walk due to a head trauma fall at home but her brain still said she could, so she would try. She was now in a nursing home. Oh my gosh, she was always getting hurt. The Staff tried so many different things to keep her from being mobile. Mom had dementia now.
Dad moved to senior living, and he would forget to use his walker. Thus number falls and an occasional 911 by the Staff.
An elder could be in a room full of doctors and nurses, and still fall. It happens too fast for anyone to jump in to stop the fall.
longer control their bodies as well as before. I wouldn’t be too concerned about this as long as you’re able to get reports from the facility. There will be times there won’t be a report because seniors with dementia will have no idea they fell or bumped something. It’s sadly par for the course.
I get bruises and forget why or how...
So many bumps and bruises can be and are innocent injuries.
If you have questions about injuries ask. The facility should be documenting all incidents (that they are aware of)
How mobile is your sister?
If she is able to walk around with or without a walker falls are not unusual so bumps and bruising would not be a surprise. However if your sister is not mobile that is a whole 'nuther thing.
Cameras might be permitted, ask. That would take care of incidents that happen in her room. (cameras can not be placed in bathrooms and check legality on audio in some places there needs to be consent of all parties for recording audio)
If you are concerned about what is happening at the facility you may want to consider a camera, with the permission of the facility.