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Old 07-18-2022, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Holpat39 View Post
Not all dementia patients should be locked up in a facility and why shouldn't they be allowed to be out with a caregiver. Your post "what numbskull let them out in the first place" makes it sound like taking out the dog. Some of the loud mouth drunks in town square shouldn't be out in the streets since they create a disturbance. If you know a dementia person in a nursing home you would not want them to be there since so many facilities are short handed and the person will not get the care they need. I speak from experience dealing with a Parkinson patient. One week in a nursing home and I brought him back home. Minimal care where he was placed..
Again, I was ONLY referring to patients known to create disturbances out in public. I agree some if not most should be a able to get out when properly attended. Each case is different and never remains the same as most dementia is progressive.
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