humbling
yes,
Don't hate me,

But I worked in a dementia unit for over a year. Some of the most fun times ever! Its not all doom and gloom in the dementia home. you missed out on the escape attempts, the ladies who think they're in a hotel, the fun that these guys still have!
Three days isn't a good case study. A lot of time its hard, yes, family not remembered, confusion, violence, old men peeing in the laundry basket, but it can be a pretty jolly place all in all. Far better than the regular old folks home next door I can tell you!
The regular workers concentrate on the quality of life these guys can still have...
(weekirst23 Is broken! Silly ice. Silly High heels!, Sat 22 Aug 2009, 2:58, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I worked briefly in a care home years ago
the women who think they are in a hotel were terribly amusing in a kind of sad way. Particularly as they were generally complaining about the service and demanding that their bill be brought to them in the morning.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Sat 22 Aug 2009, 9:00, Reply)

There were no escapers any more
The woman who used to has just had a hip replacement!

I should have said, I did have some fun times. It was just depressing too!
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Sat 22 Aug 2009, 11:54, Reply)