Dear all.
My Dad managed to escape last night (2.30 am) and ended up being picked up by the police half a mile down the road. My Mum had tried to stop him from getting up but he was determined to go downstairs so she let him go thinking he would have his breakfast and eventually come back to bed. Which has happened quite frequently the last couple of weeks. When Mum went to check what he was doing he'd disappeared. She checked the garden before phoning the police who luckily have his details already on file. They picked him up quarter of an hour later. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas of door exit alarms so to alert my Mum if he goes out. She said she was going to hide the key but last time she did that he broke the door handle off!
My poor Mum isn't getting much sleep of late due to this wandering and also Dad is extremely incontinent at night and refuses to wear pads. Sometimes wakes up soaking from head to toe. We've managed to get free bed pads but there is still a lot of washing everyday. Any bright ideas appreciated!!
Love
Sue
My Dad managed to escape last night (2.30 am) and ended up being picked up by the police half a mile down the road. My Mum had tried to stop him from getting up but he was determined to go downstairs so she let him go thinking he would have his breakfast and eventually come back to bed. Which has happened quite frequently the last couple of weeks. When Mum went to check what he was doing he'd disappeared. She checked the garden before phoning the police who luckily have his details already on file. They picked him up quarter of an hour later. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas of door exit alarms so to alert my Mum if he goes out. She said she was going to hide the key but last time she did that he broke the door handle off!
My poor Mum isn't getting much sleep of late due to this wandering and also Dad is extremely incontinent at night and refuses to wear pads. Sometimes wakes up soaking from head to toe. We've managed to get free bed pads but there is still a lot of washing everyday. Any bright ideas appreciated!!
Love
Sue