Anyone else had to deal with this?
My 93 year old mother (Joan) was recently moved out of her apartment into a senior care facility.
I wasn't prepared for her rapidly declining mental health.
I called her after she moved and she had no idea where she was or why.
Had to call one of my sisters to verify what was happening.
Have gone to visit a few times and she is trying to get out of there,
She keeps packing up to leave. She wants to go "home".
Doesn't leave because she can't find her car keys (doesn't have a car anyway)
And only had $7.00 in her wallet. Figured she wouldn't make it far. ???
When we go to visit her, she puts on a coat, thinking we are there to pick her up to go.
Even though she doesn't know where we would go, and understands that she would have to return.
Come to find out that this is a common symptom of Dementia.
Best to get her to talk about it. "Where is home?", "Tell me about home?"
Anyone else been through this?
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My 93 year old mother (Joan) was recently moved out of her apartment into a senior care facility.
I wasn't prepared for her rapidly declining mental health.
I called her after she moved and she had no idea where she was or why.
Had to call one of my sisters to verify what was happening.
Have gone to visit a few times and she is trying to get out of there,
She keeps packing up to leave. She wants to go "home".
Doesn't leave because she can't find her car keys (doesn't have a car anyway)
And only had $7.00 in her wallet. Figured she wouldn't make it far. ???
When we go to visit her, she puts on a coat, thinking we are there to pick her up to go.
Even though she doesn't know where we would go, and understands that she would have to return.
Come to find out that this is a common symptom of Dementia.
Best to get her to talk about it. "Where is home?", "Tell me about home?"
Anyone else been through this?
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