Editing Norman Wisdom (section)

== Health decline ==
In mid-2006, after experiencing an irregular heart rhythm, Wisdom was flown by helicopter to a hospital in [[Liverpool]], where he was fitted with a [[heart pacemaker]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/isle_of_man/5165764.stm |title=Comedian recovers after heart op |access-date=12 October 2010 | date=10 July 2006 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

He moved into the Abbotswood [[nursing home]] in [[Ballasalla]] on 12 July 2007, where he remained until 4 October 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news?articleid=3107897 |title=Comic legend needs time to settle in home, says son |date=12 August 2007 |work=Isle of Man Today |publisher=Johnston Press Digital Publishing |access-date=11 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309092127/http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news?articleid=3107897 |archive-date=9 March 2012 }}</ref>

That same month, following the DVD release of Expresso, the BBC reported that Wisdom was living in a care home due to [[Multi-infarct dementia|vascular dementia]].<ref name="BBCEspres" /> It was also revealed that he had granted [[power of attorney]] to his children and, after selling his flat in [[Epsom]], [[Surrey]], they were in the process of selling his Isle of Man home to help cover the costs of his long-term care.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1619398.mostviewed.comedy_legend_leaves_epsom_flat_for_good.php|title=Comedy legend leaves Epsom flat for good|date=18 August 2007|newspaper=[[Surrey Comet]] |publisher=Newsquest Media Group|access-date=11 October 2010}}</ref>

On 16 January 2008,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/isle_of_man/7191163.stm|title=Wisdom family makes care decision |work=BBC News |date=15 January 2008|access-date=16 January 2008}}</ref> [[BBC2]] aired a documentary titled ''Wonderland: The Secret Life Of Norman Wisdom Aged 92 and 3/4.''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/18483/wisdom-to-feature-in-bbc2-documentary|title=Wisdom to feature in BBC2 documentary|work=[[The Stage]] |first=Matthew |last=Hemley|date=9 October 2007|access-date=16 January 2008}}</ref> The programme explored the challenges of caring for an elderly parent and showed that Wisdom’s memory loss had progressed to the point where he no longer recognised himself in his own films.