-----Original Message----- > >gosh, mary ann, your response rings alarm bells in my head > >your comments appear to me to be at risk of >minimizing the potential dangers of 'moderate scale' symptoms >of disorientation or confusion or hallucinations in parkinson's disease I was not referring specifically to PWP - but all neurologically impaired folks who must endure hospitalization. We regularly hear from relatives, "My (add significant relative in this space) was not confused at home - why is he confused here?" Admittedly, I haven't been following this discussion but rather responded to the what had been written by Hallett Patrick. ----- God bless Mary Ann