My Dad (age 84) was diagnosed just over a year ago and has gone down hill recently. My mum (age 75) has been caring for him with some support from sitters. 2 weeks ago he had a series of falls which eventually resulted in an admission to hospital as he’d fallen down the stairs and banged his head, amongst other things. As he wanders, both day and night, my mum was not confident it was safe to have him home. We decided he should go to a local care home for respite with the probable plan of him remaining there. After 5 days in hospital he was discharged to the home on Friday. I was up from Hampshire visiting at the time and although clearly confused he seemed happy enough in his new room. However he had started to wander to the stairs, worrying everyone, and by Saturday afternoon he was very sad, sobbing during my Mum’s visit. She is now really unsure that he will be happy there, or safe if he continues to wander. She has approached a care agency about a trial of live in care as an alternative and is awaiting their response. I just wondered whether anyone had come across other possible alternatives? They live in Essex and SS offer no overnight care only visits daily. They are self funding at the moment due to savings. Any suggestions much appreciated. Thanks