I seem to be posting a lot at the moment for advice!
I came home from work Friday, after my father had spent his first day in day care at the local care home. It had been quite a nice day for me, with some of the worry taken off, that I knew where he was and people were looking after him.
However, I walked in to the house to find my Father sitting comfortably in the front room with the cats, and a ring on in the kitchen pumping out gas in to the room.
The house stank of it. I don't know how long it had been on, but I rushed straight through, switched it off, and opened the doors and windows. My father didn't have a clue it was on. I don't know how long he had been at home- the care home were dropping him off at the end of the day, before I got home, but I'm guessing he came in and decided to make himself a cup of tea, but couldn't remember how.
My question is, what do I do about the gas? I know if I bought him an electric kettle, or even went so far as to buy an electric cooker, the change would completely throw him, and he's practically dependant on his cups of tea.
I should probably also mention that I have, on several occasions, found boxes of matches amongst my father's belongings, and little piles of ash on the kitchen sink.
I don't want to curtail his abilities any further. On the day he is at day care they have offered to hold on to him until I finish work which is fine, but that is just one day. What about the rest of the week?
Do I let this go as a one off? Do I switch the gas right off and leave him without? I don't know how far I should take this. People have told me I need to let him do his own thing and back off worrying- I've just been diagnosed myself with Generalised Anxiety Disorder, but I really don't feel like I am blowing his behaviour out of proportions. What would other people do?
I came home from work Friday, after my father had spent his first day in day care at the local care home. It had been quite a nice day for me, with some of the worry taken off, that I knew where he was and people were looking after him.
However, I walked in to the house to find my Father sitting comfortably in the front room with the cats, and a ring on in the kitchen pumping out gas in to the room.
The house stank of it. I don't know how long it had been on, but I rushed straight through, switched it off, and opened the doors and windows. My father didn't have a clue it was on. I don't know how long he had been at home- the care home were dropping him off at the end of the day, before I got home, but I'm guessing he came in and decided to make himself a cup of tea, but couldn't remember how.
My question is, what do I do about the gas? I know if I bought him an electric kettle, or even went so far as to buy an electric cooker, the change would completely throw him, and he's practically dependant on his cups of tea.
I should probably also mention that I have, on several occasions, found boxes of matches amongst my father's belongings, and little piles of ash on the kitchen sink.
I don't want to curtail his abilities any further. On the day he is at day care they have offered to hold on to him until I finish work which is fine, but that is just one day. What about the rest of the week?
Do I let this go as a one off? Do I switch the gas right off and leave him without? I don't know how far I should take this. People have told me I need to let him do his own thing and back off worrying- I've just been diagnosed myself with Generalised Anxiety Disorder, but I really don't feel like I am blowing his behaviour out of proportions. What would other people do?