HI - I'm a new member of the forum. My mum has vascular dementia and after a spell in hospital (after accidentally overdosing herself on paracetemol) her dementia deteriorated hugely. Me and my dad tried to cope with her at home for a few weeks but her behaviour was so difficult - trying to run away, doubly incontinent, restless etc etc that she has now gone into respite care for 10 days. They've really struggled with her in there and she's now heavily medicated. They are now saying she needs a full nursing assessment. Can anyone tell me what this means and how long she will need to stay in - will it be in a hospital? I think our social worker thinks that it will give us more time to find a permanent care home for her as dad can't cope with her back at home. Feeling so incredibly stressed, overwhelmed and just sad about the whole thing -- feel like I've lost my mum already