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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I knew a man with dementia who almost killed his roommate in confusion and caused thousands of dollars in damage pulling fixtures out of the walls of memory care.[b] Sedating him was the only way to keep him and those around him safe.[/b] [/quote]
It probably wasn’t. The idea that dementia patients must be sedated to a zombie like state is no longer the standard of care. Psychiatric medication is often [i]part[/i] of the plan, but that’s it. Google person centered care.[/quote]

But even in person-centered care, the nursing home reserves the right to say the resident must leave, if they are threatening the well-being of staff and other residents. They can’t accommodate actively aggressive residents, especially those who might be mobile in a memory care unit. And it’s often hard to find an alternate placement. I witnessed this myself when I worked in a memory care - a resident gave an aide a black eye and pushed someone who was very fragile. It’s such difficult situation. Sometimes medication is the only way to keep someone in a placement.[/quote]

And people should stop being upset about their aggressive relatives being medicated! [/quote]

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