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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not all elderly people are suffering from Alzheimers.  Not all of them need to be in a care-facility over being home with their grown kids.  [/quote]

The often physically attack family members and police get involved.

Many places won’t tKe Alzheimer’s patients because they are so volatile.[/quote]

They are confused and become combative when others try to help them get dressed or cleaned up.  They don't generally go around attacking others but because they are confused they will resist their caregivers at times.  They still have moments where they can be quite clever and figure things out so it's not always that easy to "elederly" proof a house with door locks and such.  They are often very smart people who lived a good, honest life but just have the terrible luck of being afflicted with a disease that destroys their brain.  It is really very sad.  And it is not their fault.  It is usually too much for a single caregiver to handle on their own and it's usually a mistake for a caregiver to try and handle it alone.[/quote]

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