Interesting. I'm not sure I like it (the "black hole"), but it reminds me of something a former student told me about. He was working at a nursing home and the dementia patients wore electronic ankle bands. One gentleman's broke and they had to order a new one for him. Since this patient had a history of wandering (elopement), the staff members were concerned about the door to the back lawn that was accessible through a sunroom. In order to prevent the man from walking into the sunroom and going right out the door, the staff painted the door to match the wall. The man walked in, looked around, didn't see a door, and got involved in something else that caught his attention. The thing I love about it is that this story and the article posted by Beth illustrate nonconfrontational ways to prevent patients from wandering. I hate the idea of restraints. On the other hand, since I'm afraid of heights, the black square in front of the elevator sounds kind of scary. (I don't like elevators either.)
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