No, they're fast. They don't even know the person they've been attacking is their spouse of 30+ years. THey think their home is being invaded, they're being attacked, ect... and they're dangerous. Dangerous to a point, because they are not skilled fighters. They are far from it. The same applies to older mental patients. When they're in a wheelchair, there's no danger at all, since they're confined already.
"The Paramedic uncoiffed his hairdo with a walkie talkie. That contussion happened when he fell.
No skill.
I’ve never met a fast Alzhiemers patient. They usually act like they are drugged out of their minds and shuffle everywhere. They will hit you but usually you can kick their ass pretty easily. They won’t protect their midsection.
One of the EMS guys was a boxer. He swore that dementia patients will always swing high and slow so he would hammer their ribs. Two punches and they were in a pile. This was in the 70’s when you could do that kind of stuff. We pull in and grandma would be all beat up. She’d had enough and called to transport him to the bughouse. Grandpa would be raving like a lunatic until Dickie got to him. Then Grandpa got quiet.