I felt the same when my 92 year-old dad was put on a leash by his home caregivers. But I quickly learned it was a good safety precaution and only used later in the day when the ‘sundowning’ started.
“...and only used later in the day when the ‘sundowning’ started.”
I kind of miss those 4pm ‘Sundowner’ calls from my Dad. We had some VERY interesting conversations. Usually he was missing his wallet (I handled all of his finances) or his HUGE red toolbox that I could never lift, or he would ask if I was taking good care of our family dog that had died 40+ years ago.
He called me one afternoon and asked me to pick him up at the bar he was at, as he couldn’t find his car keys! I told him, ‘Put the Bartender on the phone’ and his Caregiver and I had a lovely conversation. ;)