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Dementia Patient Mistakenly Attacks Husband, Faces Charges
6/12/2025
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- In Santa Rosa County, Florida, 79-year-old Elizabeth Diane Collins, who struggles with dementia, is behind bars after mistakenly attacking her husband with a hammer, thinking he was an intruder. An elder law attorney is stepping in to help her family for free, shedding light on the dire need for better resources for dementia care.
