My mom was in a nursing home for 2 years before she passed away. I made her 4 lap quilts, they all came up missing. I even machine embroidered her name in 3" letters at the bottom of each one. I don't know if the home washed them and they were ruined and thrown out. The homes wash in hot water and bleach almost everything. When I asked where is ehr quilt? No one had a clue. Not only will the quilt go missing so will socks, shoes, pants, shirts, glasses, dentures and hearing aids. I had my mom in two different homes and visited everyday and I couldn't keep up with what was happening to her things. The dementia she had kept her from knowing what was hers and where her things were. The best advise is to get a written signed inventory of her things or make one of your own and be very descriptive of each item. Everytime she gets new things taken to her have them written on the inventory and signed by the line with the new entry, and get a copy of the form again with the new items. I did that with the second home and when mom passed awayI asked for everything on the list. Guess what? They couldn't find it all so I gave them two weeks, went back to the home and demanded the items. The home is insured so I asked for the "lost/theft" report form and filled it out using my signed inventory sheet. I went to the mall and found simular items and made note of the costs and submitted it to the home for reimbursement. I got all the money it would have cost to replace the items. It is a Federal law they have to file the form and replace the items. It doesn't matter that mom is no longer alive, they had her stuff and they were responsible for it. I have given the money to the American Cancer Society.