Don't give in to guilt, Florence.   No guilt allowed around here.   You have
done the best you could for as long as you could.   Now when you do go to
see him you will be rested and happy and at your best.  When you leave you
will be at peace knowing someone else is doing the hard stuff.   Big hugs to
you.

Don't feel guilty.  If a 24/7 staff has difficulty keeping him safe, you
alone certainly cannot do even as well, let alone better.

A word about bracelets, though.  Some of them can be cut off.  My mother had
one, but cut it off with a butter knife and escaped.  She was then
recommended to go into what's called "Alzheimer's Lockdown" a special unit
for dementia patients who are "elopement risks."  These units have keycoded
doors instead of bracelets.  If you don't know the 'combination' you can't
exit.  She has STILL gotten out of there when other patients' families were
exiting the unit and weren't paying attention.

But for the most part, Mom is happy where she is.  She doesn't clearly
remember living anywhere but where she is.  I have found some comfort in the
fact that she is not suffering or in pain, and is mostly content.

Sarah

Florence, if he can wander off and thus get into danger from an
establishment with many people, no way you could prevent it, it is
*impossible* for one person to look after someone 24x7. And as others have
said, no guilt allowed here,we all do the best we can.

Florence, he is content so there is NO REASON to feel any guilt at all.
Remember, it isn't allowed here!!  Glad the police got him close by and
trust it won't happen again.
Gwen