Mirrors in demetnia care homes?

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DM moves to a brand new care home imminently. My DSis and I are getting organised. We thought her room would benefit from a mirror but now we've considered it we haven't been aware of mirrors in her two previous homes. Is this just a coincidence or are mirrors generally thought unsuitable? She doesn't actually need one as her dementia is advanced so she wouldn't look in the mirror to brush her teeth for example... Just wondered if this was a 'thing'?

I have a relative with dementia in a care home. There is a mirrored cabinet in the bathroom, but no others in the room.
I don't know if other people might find a mirror confusing, but my relative doesn't.

MIL was on the dementia wing of a nursing home. She had a mirror over a chest of drawers and it meant in the reflection she could seen the garden even when in bed. I think it just needs careful placement to maintain privacy and dignity as usually the bedroom door was open to the corridor.

Thank you for replies. Has moved in. Opted for no mirror as room is very sunny and bright. However have found a large mirror in the lift and we've noticed she loves seeing herself and us together.
Worked out when she is wheeled in her chair she is obviously forward facing and probably forgets we are with her. When she goes into the lift she sees us 'again'. It's as if we have just arrived hence the smiles.
A simple but effective activity so sharing just in case it works for another family...

My uncle gets upset when looking in a mirror as he doesnt recognise himself and thinks theres a stranger in the room. That may be more common than i thought and why there are no mirrors?

Depends on the setting and depends on the person.
Hope she settles in well.

At a certain stage of dementia mirrors can be distressing, so homes are likely to have v few.

Also, if they break it looks bad, and need replacing.

Actually, my mum had nearly seven years' bad luck in her Surrey care homes - not aware of any broken mirror though!

No mirror in either of my DP’s rooms in their respective care homes, other than the bathroom cabinet. My experience is, especially with dementia, it can be confusing to see someone they don’t recognise. I used to show my mother photos of herself after the hairdresser had done her hair but quickly realised she didn’t like how she looked as she was remembering a younger self.

And also, let's face it, most of us don't get prettier as we get older do we? Does an elderly person need to be reminded on a regular basis that they look old, esp if they might be in a confused state and think they are 40 or so?