Matter of Davis

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

Ruth Davis appeals an order committing her to the Anoka State Hospital for mental illness treatment. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant, age 55, is legally blind and diabetic. In January 1985, she lived at the Admiral Apartments in Minneapolis.

At a commitment hearing, a building caretaker, George LaPenotiere, testified that he had known Ruth Davis for five months and that her condition had been deteriorating for several months.

In January, LaPenotiere frequently found that the windows in appellant’s apartment were left open. He closed them, but Davis always reopened them,…