I have the cleaning ladies coming every 3 weeks starting today–instead of once a month (due to peeing here & there), so I had to take the hubster out for a couple of hours. We got early takeout lunch and ate on a bench in a town park by a tidal creek. Then I re-upped my county park pass in person at another park.
I took the hubster to 3 places to pee (Whole Foods–where we got takeout, the town park, and the county park). He wouldn’t pee anywhere. Nor would he pee in either bathroom when we got home–and I stopped him from peeing in the kitchen twice. He ended up in the guest bath peeing his pants and the guest bath toilet lid, mat, and floor. But not wetting his Depends! Within an hour of cleaning ladies leaving
It took a while, but he finally helped me remove his wet jeans (freshly washed yesterday Luckily he was fine about putting on pj bottoms–so if he doesn;t wet them, he’s ready for bed! On top of what else I do, I now need to feel his pants/pj bottoms often through the day.
He just dozed off–first/only nap of the day.
Sleepwise, he’s napping less and sleeping mroe at night, but not at a useful time. He’s been staying asleep without getting up from ~5:30-11:30pm. Then he’s up to pee ~2 and again ~4:30. Often he’s up for the day at that point. I might be awake but I avoid getting out of bed before 6:30.
GOOD NEWS
My aide’s daughter is gonna take the hubster off my hands 2 mornings a week (if she can take it-) as well as the one day my current aide does, so that gives me 3 mornings off.
dementia caregiving–not for the faint-hearted.