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Practitioners working in dementia care are commonly involved with patients who reside, or will require placement, in a residential or nursing home. Recent legislation sets out rigorous safeguards to protect patients in this regard. Topics covered in this article include the use of guardianship and the safeguards against deprivation of liberty.