Thank you everyone for your helpful comments. It was a relief when I was informed that Mum will be going into a home as hopefully she will get better care, however, it looks like it may not be the end of our worries. I don't know how it is going to pan out. I don't know if she is going to go willingly or have to be taken against her will and therefore probably sectioned. I am sure she will be very upset and disorientated at first. On balance I am inclined to agree that this type of care should be state funded and families should not have to endure the kind of anxieties that many of you are enduring. Best wishes to you all. EM