I agree @jay6 , we did warn a family visitor about a few just in case and we feel able to speak to the senior nurse about others. If someone is at home this is more of a worry. I realise now MiL said some things that initially could have been plausible, but she only ever said them to me it seems. Her being diagnosed and also being in hospital has led to me getting to know her neighbours a little and also a new much closer relationship with a couple of family, we all compare notes. Talking to friends who have been through this, there are common themes and websites such as this will confirm them. Things being stolen being one common theme. I do recall DH's grandfather told neighbours his grandchildren had stolen all his money and they believed him which was a worry, more so because one was a serving Police Officer! I think now my aunt said something to a second cousin that was likely not true but it hasn't done any lasting damage.🤞. It is hard if you are made out to be a villain, I was told I was a an awful daughter in law.... which considering I was the only person who ever spent more than 10 minutes in her company in any one week was upsetting. She accused me of lying and the audiologist and the NHS, and that was before her diagnosis so I was a bit taken aback at how aggressive she got about the lie (that wasn't a lie). I think it depends also on the family - MiL family is a bit disjointed and there have been some 'scandals' so at times it has hard to decipher the fact from the fiction and there are unanswered questions as a result that I don't feel able to ask.