My husband has vascular dementia and prostate cancer. The prostate cancer has affected his bladder and bowel frequency. Night times are increasingly becoming more difficult as he gets up for the toilet on average every three hours. One night it was ten times. Unless I also get up when he does he has accidents and needs clean pyjamas so it's much easier for me to be with him.
As I care for him during the daytime too I am exhausted. I've contacted Adult Social Care for an assessment and was told someone could come to the house in the night, wake him up and take him to the toilet. When they come it wouldn't necessarily be when he needed to "go". The dog would wake up, he loves a good bark, I'd wake up as I'm a light sleeper now and I can't see this would be of benefit to us.
Does anyone have a similar experience with night time toileting? What help from ASC would be best for us? I manage ok with his personal care during the day.
Any thoughts and advice appreciated.
Izzy.
As I care for him during the daytime too I am exhausted. I've contacted Adult Social Care for an assessment and was told someone could come to the house in the night, wake him up and take him to the toilet. When they come it wouldn't necessarily be when he needed to "go". The dog would wake up, he loves a good bark, I'd wake up as I'm a light sleeper now and I can't see this would be of benefit to us.
Does anyone have a similar experience with night time toileting? What help from ASC would be best for us? I manage ok with his personal care during the day.
Any thoughts and advice appreciated.
Izzy.