My grandmother has been on the receiving end of this. She has medium-to-advanced Alzheimer's, and chose to go into care about a year ago. As a very mentally-alert woman for the majority of her life, we (and her, when she is able to make such decisions) have always felt it very important that she not be sedated in any way. As a nurse herself during her working years, being permanently sedated had always been one of her deepest fears. My father visited her recently and noted that she seemed a lot more reserved and nowhere near as 'with it' or active. He asked a nurse if there had been any problems, and after considerable discussion amongst the medical staff they eventually produced a more senior nurse who stated that some drowsiness was to be expected, given the medication she was on. Further queries eventually resulted in the production of her file, which showed she had been put on a medium-dose sedative. Right underneath her admission notes that specifically stated no sedatives should be used. No one could explain why she'd been put on this medication, how long they intended to keep her on it, or anything else. To be fair, some of the staff looked genuinely embarrassed and uncomfortable about the situation, but most gave the impression this was just par for the course. Needless to say, we are now looking for somewhere else as a matter of some urgency, but it's hardly an ideal solution. Do none of the staff here expect to grow old? How do they hope to be treated? Good luck with the awards!