I'm going to be brutally honest. Keep your Dad in the home, a closer one is fine. This desease sucks. He'll get violent eventually, drugs do nothing and the some good days, some bad days become all bad days. If you have a wife, a child -- he will hit them. For no apparrant reason. And will keep on hitting them until you intervene and then will hit you.   I live with my dad fulltime and my mother. I could be two feet away and he'll just whail on my mom for no reason. No idea how many times I've had to tackle my dad to keep him away from my mom. Even if we did have the money not one place would take an Alzheimer person who is violent. They couldn't do any better than we can. Sure you can call 911 but they'll keep him in a facity for a day and then he goes back home. All drugged up as well. They don't care.   Anyone that says they have something to control their loved one and it's bearable is bull ****ing you. Nothing you can do. My Dad is 78 and everytime I look at him I want to punch him in the face. And this is a man who was sweet my whole life. It's hard to have this attitude but like at the moment and the past couple years (at his worse) sucks. Do yourself a favor and keep him in a home.   Good luck and God bless.