Diane wrote..... >He's absolutely convinced that there is / has been / will be a fire at the nursing home. .......>Could it be that because he can't do anything for himself (get out of bed, walk alone, etc.) that he's feeling trapped, and worrying? Diane, when about the same thing happened with my mother at the NH, it was found that the major problem was the meds she was on. Get advice from a geriatric pharmachologist. Also you need to make sure she is taking her meds. DO NOT take the NH's word for what is happening; observe it first hand. If you are the primary care-giver, you must manage the NH, as well as your father. Peace, John