Apologies for this long post. M husband went into respite care for the first time yesterday as I have health problems that have flared up. He has never been disruptive, or violent, it's simply he needs 24 hour assistance with everything, from dressing and toileting, to eating. Today I've had a call from the care home, saying he had become 'troublesome' and disruptive and they couldn't cope, then the social worker rang to say they had called the mental health nurse to sedate him, which I'm not happy about, and if the sedative needs to be stronger, then they want to move him to a psychiatric unit for a full mental health assessment. Cn they do this without my permission? And has anyone else had this happen. What was the outcome. Thanks in advance