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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again. He is not driving, thankfully. She's taken the keys and hidden them from him, but would he drive if given the opportunity? Absolutely. He's very angry that that freedom was taken from him.

I guess when I say accident, my sister and I worry that when he storms out of the house in all weather and time of day, he could trip and fall into a pond with gators and either drown or be attacked. They live in Charleston and there are tons of bodies of water in their neighborhood, all with alligators. Dad can't swim either.  When he goes out, he's unable to say street names but I guess by muscle memory has been able to find his way home. That will change in the near future. [/quote]

Understand he can trip in the house and also die.

My Dad's friend had to nail the windows shut in his house so his wife could not get out.  Thee are some special dementia locks you can get placed on the doors so that Mom can work them but Dad cannot.

If Mom has financial and health care POAs there is really not much more you can do if Mom is refusing help. Sometimes you need to walk away a bit in senior care as offspring.[/quote]

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