I have been posting on the 'Looking after' Forum but I do think I am in the wrong place. After my mum having a walkabout on Sunday eve and being taken to the police station by a very nice man I think it may be time for her to go into a care home. She was in her slippers, thin summer clothing, had no coat and no money. Now we have had to lock her in her home as there have been times when the door has been left unlocked and ajar and tonight she was waiting to go out again. She was very nasty and keeps talking about being slapped in the face, clipped round the ear and smacked. In fact she talks no sense at all. I assume these things may have happened when she was a child, as she keeps referring to her childhood home and that is where she wants to go. I do not feel she is safe at home,she is not eating or drinking much, hiding uneaten food and her carers are not the best and I am unsure what to do for the best. I am waiting to be assigned a new Social Worker, but feel that I cannot wait and something must be done. What reason can I give to get my Mum to even visit a care home let alone move? I feel guilty enough what I am planning, let alone telling the lies Any ideas? Thanks x x