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Caregiving For My 90 Year Old Disabled Veteran Dad Need Some Pointers
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Feb 12 10:38am | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
in reply to @mydadscaregiver1 Hello, I too am a caregiver, for my 85-year-old best friend, and I would recommend taking the keys away from your father before he gets in the car and kills himself, you, or someone else. This may be difficult to do, especially if he has the keys on his person 24/7, but if he does not, can you take the keys and hide them? If this is not a viable option, pull the distributor wire in the engine or disconnect the battery, and this will disable the car's ability to start, without damaging the engine. I realize this may sound like a furtive way to solve your problem, but I cannot think of anything else at this point based on the information you provided. Arguing with him is futile. I am so sorry for what you are going through, and I understand the difficulties in dealing with a person such as your dad who has dementia.
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I Would Love To Do BothIf These Thing's Taking His Keys And Pulling The Distributor Wire So The Vehicle Won't Run But My Dad Has Cameras Hooked Up To See Outside And He Is Contantly Watching Everyone When The Go Outside Where Our Vehicles Are Parked He Has Hallway Cameras And Other Property Cameras All Over The Place He Is Addicted To Watching Them In His Room Where His Big TV Monitor Sets Infront Of His Ved, His Keys Are With Him At All Time's Until He Looses Them In His Bedroom, I Can't Go In His Bedroom Anymore Because I Get Accussed Of Stealing Something From Him He Gets So Verbally Abusive With Me He Says He Will Call The Cops And Have Them Evict Me From a His House, That He Will Tell Them I'm Abusing Him So They Will Throw Me In Jail I Can't Take That Chance With Him He Plays The Victim Really Well Because He's 90 Year's Old Whom Are The Police Going To Believe And There's No Documentation Saying He Has LBD From A Doctor So I Have No Proof To Show The Police If My Dad Calls Them I Also Have No Where To Go & Don't Know Anyone Else But His Tenants Here In Houston Texas It's A Very Messed Up Situation And I Wish I Never Came Out Here To Take Care Of My Now, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished, Im Scared My Dad Will Crash zOur Only Transportation And He Kills Someone And Himself And I Really Do Love My Dad I Just Can't Take Care Of Him Anymore It's Getting To The Point Where My Mental Health Is Being Effected That's Why I'm Trying To Reach Out In My Community But No One Seems To Care I've Call All Kinds Of VA Charities Haven't Had No Call Backs Yet It's Been 2 Weeks Now