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He won't be arrested as a sex offender. The worst he can get is Assault with a Dead Weapon.
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Yikes! In my state of MA if he gets caught he'd be arrested as a sex offender! Try telling him that!!
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Hello, The guy is 90 years old and yes he does have or is well on his way to dementia. That should be very obvious. He need to be wearing adult diapers for starters and needs to be watched over 24 hours a day. He will not be arrested by any police. They are not stupid. His caregivers need to understand he is no longer the person he was and needs to be cared for.
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Talk to his urologist. See if he his emptying his bladder completely when he goes. If not, urologist might suggest a catheter. At 90 I would be surprised if he did not have urinary tract issues.
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For Kashi60, Your husband sounds like a different problem from the OP's Dad. It sounds like he would not pee in public, if only he could hold it back, like he is trying to not pee in public, but has a urinary control issue. That would NOTbe a dementia problem. He needs to see a urologist.(Do not be tempted to try the Oxytol on him. It could very well be the exact opposite of what he needs.)

The OP's dad seems to not be trying to go in the right place, instead, just peeing whenever and wherever the urge strikes. That indicated a mental process problem, not a urinary tract problem
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I guess I'd try and find out if it's because he just can't hold it, or if he has dementia. I think first thing I would is take him to his primary care physician for an evaluation. That's a hard one to handle, I'm sorry for you!
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Thanks GayleY...I am going to make an appt for him with a geriatric Dr. and try to get an overall assessment of his health. His regular Dr doesn't seem to be much help.
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This could be a regression to infancy. Don't allow him to go out alone in public and if he really has to go and there is no restroom handy steer him somewhere private. The only other thing you can do is make sure he uses the bathroom on a regular schedule. The geriatrician may have some other helpful suggestions.
I don't know what to do in the house except maybe put plastic trash cans in each room.
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I'm sorry, guess I have been at this so long,nothing surprises me anymore... one day I was bringing Ruth back to the house.... ooops, forgot the potty chair at her daughters... ran to get it... as I am walking back, there she was squatting on the porch.... good grief... no big deal..... I laughed, got her in the house, cleaned her up.. cleaned up the porch and it is one of my favorite memories of her.....
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Kashi60- I am sorry for suggesting Oxytrol which is a patch for women only, in that it may suggest something else is wrong with a male, and not recommended. Women can buy this patch over-the-counter at any pharmacy (I bought mine at Walmart for $15 for 4). He may have prostate stones or a prostate enlargement which would cause him to want to urinate frequently and not be able to explain why. Get to a urologist ASAP.
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