← Return to Forgets he is home

Discussion
anna8 avatar

Forgets he is home

Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Feb 28 7:03am | Replies (16)

Comment receiving replies
Profile picture for labrown @labrown

I totally get it, but I don’t have any answers. I am told this is a phase that he will move through…My husband is continuously sorting through and packing up his belongings to go. He is fearful of someone wanting to take his things. I can be doing laundry and walk in the bedroom to find everything that is his on the bed or put in bags or boxes. When I ask him where he is going he never has an answer, he just knows he has to go. The funny thing is he never messes with my things so I guess he doesn’t consider I would be going with him.
Yesterday, he went out into the carport while I was paying bills and when I went to check on him he had loaded everything in the storage room into the back of our truck. All in a matter of a very short time. I have to continuously redirect to convince him no one is going to take his things and this is our home where his things belong. It seems like I spend all my time putting everything back where it should be and he forgets about it until the next time.
Anyone else dealing with this?

Jump to this post


Replies to "I totally get it, but I don’t have any answers. I am told this is a..."

@labrown My husband has started packing up some of his things more often and says he’s ready to go even when there is no plan to go anywhere. It takes so much patience to deal with it but yet it does keep him busy for a while. It’s really a struggle to find things to keep him busy these days and his mobility is worse so it’s even harder to take him anywhere or even go for walks. Every day is a challenge and I just keep praying for strength to be able to support him.