[WillowTheWhisp]

I can see the reasoning behind it. I have a friend whose father has Alzheimers and although they try to watch him he sometimes gets out and gets lost which is very worrying for the whole family, especially her mother who herself is in poor health. He is very strong and gets angry with people 'imprisoning' him and also accuses them of having kidnapped his family. He doesn't recognise them as his family. It's awful.

I also remember a lovely little old lady who used to live across the road from us. She used to wander off and get lost and many times I brought her back home again when I found her. She wanted to go home but just didn't know how to get there and every time she would ask me who I was and where I lived and if I'd gone a long way out of my way to take her home. She really should have been in a nursing home or sheltered accommodation but flatly refused. In the end she burned herself to death cooking. Chip pan I think. I remember thinking what an awful end and if only she'd been looked after somewhere.