Good afternoon all.....I know this is a well discussed topic but HELP please......
My husband was again brought home by Wiltshire 's finest yesterday after escaping the house again at approx 3 am and was missing for approx 4 hours before being located 6 miles from home , he told the officers he was going "home" by which he meant his childhood home not where we live.....after anot her stern talking too by police officers TO ME !! ON ACCOUNT THAT he'd gone missing again for the third time this week they left and made it quite obvious that they weren't happy with the care that my husband was receiving from me (although it's just me caring for him 24/7 with no help) as is common with lots of other spouses in our position....Was also told ANOTHER report would be going to social services.....My response was" carry on "as polite as I could muster as ss are not interested in helping us,memory service are passing us on to community psychiatric nurse, G.p. not interested as OH has early on set dementia consultant as OH is only 64 and of course consultant is on holiday for 3 was. ......
Spent ridiculous amount today on new barrelled locks and have taken away discreetly OH keys so now have officially become his jailer as well as his wife and carer !!!
The old saying of UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE springs to mind..... Advice please would be much appreciated as the last thing the memory service told me was.....once the wandering /escaping has began there's no turning back ......a lovely parting gift as we're passed on to the CPN......
My husband was again brought home by Wiltshire 's finest yesterday after escaping the house again at approx 3 am and was missing for approx 4 hours before being located 6 miles from home , he told the officers he was going "home" by which he meant his childhood home not where we live.....after anot her stern talking too by police officers TO ME !! ON ACCOUNT THAT he'd gone missing again for the third time this week they left and made it quite obvious that they weren't happy with the care that my husband was receiving from me (although it's just me caring for him 24/7 with no help) as is common with lots of other spouses in our position....Was also told ANOTHER report would be going to social services.....My response was" carry on "as polite as I could muster as ss are not interested in helping us,memory service are passing us on to community psychiatric nurse, G.p. not interested as OH has early on set dementia consultant as OH is only 64 and of course consultant is on holiday for 3 was. ......
Spent ridiculous amount today on new barrelled locks and have taken away discreetly OH keys so now have officially become his jailer as well as his wife and carer !!!
The old saying of UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE springs to mind..... Advice please would be much appreciated as the last thing the memory service told me was.....once the wandering /escaping has began there's no turning back ......a lovely parting gift as we're passed on to the CPN......