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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The nursing home did the right thing as it has a duty to protect its patients/residents and workers from violence.[/quote]
No they didn't.  That was just the easiest thing for them.  They needed to find an alternative placement.  He can't be home.  That's not safe for him or his family.[/quote]

Why is that their responsibility, and not the family's?[/quote]
They are a licensed care facility and are responsible for caring for him until another more suitable placement can be found.  There are options like putting an alarm on his door or adjusting medications that can be used until he can be relocated to a more appropriate facility.  (Though he should also be evaluated to see if this outburst was caused by medicine or illness and can be treated.)

[b]The facility presumably has 24/7 staff who are accountable for care of the residents.  This is far, far more resources than any family has available.[/b] [b] If he's not safe in a fully staffed facility, then there is no way it's safe for him to be sent home.  And the facility knows this.[/b][/quote]

This really doesn't matter.  He needs a memory care facility, and it doesn't sound like he was in one.  That the current (or rather, former) facility has more resources than the family is immaterial.  They are responsible for the health and safety of the other residents, and their staff members.

But, you didn't answer the question - why is it the responsibility of the former facility, not the family, to find him an appropriate placement?  [/quote]

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