A woman says that the hospital left her mother with Alzheimer's outpatient care at 2 am.

A California woman reported that a Long Beach hospital had left her mother at 2 am outside the health center. Her 84-year-old mother has Alzheimer's disease and has the cognitive abilities of a child.

Patient with Alzheimer's disease

According to Costanza Zerbi, Alzheimer's disease has left her mother Savina Zerbi with the cognitive abilities of a child and should not be left alone. However, the security footage at 13:17 on January 13 shows that Savina is trying to enter the care facility and is walking up and down the aisle before going upstairs.

Evidently, Savina had spent four hours in the emergency room of the university medical center earlier in the evening and was supposed to be admitted to the hospital. Costanza says rather that the establishment has placed his mother in a taxi who left her outside the care facility.

According to the Medical Center College, Savina had insisted on being taken home and that at that time, her leave was in accordance with all regulations. Costanza notes, however, that the school knew that her mother had Alzheimer's disease and they were supposed to warn her if she left. She did not receive a call from the health center until later, her mother was back.

Until now, the University Medical Center has contacted Costanza to discuss the incident and she hopes they will excuse her.

Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia that affects and causes problems with memory, behavior and thought. It is the most common form of dementia and accounts for 60 to 80% of dementia cases.

Although Alzheimer's disease is common among people aged 65 and over, it is not part of the normal process of aging and is not a disease of old age either. In fact, about 200,000 Americans under 65 already have Alzheimer's disease.

Although current treatments for Alzheimer's disease can not prevent it from progressing fully, they help slow the worsening of the symptoms of dementia.

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