Rescue Strategy Continued

Had a patient today that was convinced that his walker wasn't "his" walker that he usually uses (and it was his walker).  So the therapist agreed with him and said "I can't believe someone would borrow your walker without asking!" and then took his walker away with her.  She came back about half an hour later and told him that she had located his walker and she even cleaned it up for him.  He was sooooo happy!  And it was the exact same walker.  That's all it took and he was happy/relaxed just moving on with his day.  Some things that can explode into huge issues... you can stop them before they become a real problem with a little bit of  behavioral intervention.