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I'm so sorry, I know it's a lot to manage. It sounds like your husband's care is escalating. Have you talked with a social worker about possible options. Do you think it might be better to consider assisted living, memory care or a nursing home? The social worker should be able to help you and your husband access all available resources in the community. My other suggestion is talking with a counselor or joining a support group.
Medicaid will pay for a nursing home or assisted living. If you tour a few facilities and choose one you like the social worker there will assist you in getting through the Medicaid process.
Your husband isn't safe at home if he's trying to get out and you can't watch him every second of the day. I hope you consider long term care. A social worker at a facility is a good person to talk to about this as well. It might help if you can talk about it.
You can't keep this up, you know. What happens to your husband if you break down through exhaustion and worry? Please take Eyerishlass's advice and talk to someone about possible care options for your husband as soon as you can - and why not make that today?
Even if they can't directly offer you help, they should be well informed about what resources are available to you locally and how you can access it, and they should be able to help guide you through the financial / benefits / Blue Cross and Medicaid maze.
Because at the end of the day, it still holds true - if this situation continues you will break, and they will have your husband on their hands anyway but in a much worse, confused condition.
"Sorry I can't help" without any suggestions about who can or how you might go forward is a lousy answer. I suppose, being a hospital social worker, she didn't want to stray off her own patch? I hope APS will do better, please let us know how you get on.