My Dad has wandered twice now and my family are considering what we should do next. Does anybody have any experience or advice?
He is living in a small and friendly nursing home where he seems happy. However he has wandered away twice, once in the middle of the night when he was picked up by the police at three in the morning, and recently in the daytime when he was not found until 18 hours later.
The nursing home gave him an identity bracelet but he has taken it off.
Does anybody have any ideas about how we could keep some ID on him - is electronic tagging a realistic alternative?
He is physically fit , (he is 69) but unable to talk coherently anymore, so we are obviously very anxious when he is missing.
Our question is; should we keep him in the present home where he seems happy and there is some freedom, or should we move him to a more secure home, where he might feel unhappy and disorientated, but at least we'd know he was safe?
He was a keen mountaineer and loved the outdoors so we really don't want to lock him up!
I would really appreciate anybody's views.
Thankyou
Nicky
He is living in a small and friendly nursing home where he seems happy. However he has wandered away twice, once in the middle of the night when he was picked up by the police at three in the morning, and recently in the daytime when he was not found until 18 hours later.
The nursing home gave him an identity bracelet but he has taken it off.
Does anybody have any ideas about how we could keep some ID on him - is electronic tagging a realistic alternative?
He is physically fit , (he is 69) but unable to talk coherently anymore, so we are obviously very anxious when he is missing.
Our question is; should we keep him in the present home where he seems happy and there is some freedom, or should we move him to a more secure home, where he might feel unhappy and disorientated, but at least we'd know he was safe?
He was a keen mountaineer and loved the outdoors so we really don't want to lock him up!
I would really appreciate anybody's views.
Thankyou
Nicky