bbc thurs-dimentia care

when i grow old on thursday was showing 4 celebrities in 4 elderly care homes.
this is about the home where renowned news reporter  john simpson stayed for the programme.

john in his war correspondance days

but he found dimentia even harder to report on

it can happen to any of us

initially i got angry with him over a reply of "im not one of your patients"when asked if he knew where his room was-then tears as john got to know the residents inparticular an elderly lady who only rememberd her grown up kids as only small children and visibly upset john with her emotions and the fact the residents had to be locked in.

9.4 people out of 100.000 people have dimentia.

john honestly admitted he thought initially the residents lives where over an in effect just went into care to die.

but as the programme went on and with a brilliant care home managers input,john changed his opponion 

totally and admitted he now realised life is not over if you get dimentia-excellent programme and john simpson was   superb