Of course everything has to be changed. It begins with him thrashing his legs and scratching the top of his head and moving his arms around as if he is frustrated. He removes his pjs and depend. It’s so frustrating as you can imagine. He does not do it every night. Anyone have this issue?
Do check in with Dad's doctor on this issue, and I hope others have good information.
Try not to post your question more than once CJ, as the admins have to come in and search down the repeats and remove them. If different people post on it you lose some of the answers.
Good luck going forward. Let us know if you find something that works.
It's adorable---b/c it's happening NOT in my house.
So sorry about your dad. He obviously doesn't know he's doing this.
Can his doc prescribe a mild tranquilizer for bedtime? And cutting back on fluids 2-3 hrs before bedtime. A full bladder will wake him and he isn't aware of what's going on.
They make 'adult onesie' pajamas that may be a lot harder to remove for him than a 2 piece pajama. My dad slept in a hospital gown type pajama and it kept him from undressing in the night.
I would start with making sure he doesn't have the dreaded UTI--then go from there.
And change his clothing to something not easy to remove.
Since this is happening multiple times per night, assuming you get up to deal with this anyhow, maybe try to get to him BEFORE he does it? Take him to the bathroom or change his depend or whatever it is. Maybe the wet diaper is bothering him?
OTOH, you need some SLEEP too! I hate to suggest you setting an alarm and getting him up before he makes a mess of things.