Based on my understanding, if the person has dementia, their brain isn’t working properly. So, they are likely to experience certain symptoms including loss of inhibition, confusion, agitation, distorted thought, nonsensical thinking, etc. They may still have the ability to become annoyed and say hurtful things on purpose. However, with their dementia, how can we be sure what is causing it? So, we are supposed to always assume it’s the dementia. It’s ok to not like that behavior and best to avoid being around it.

My dad makes some midly inappropriate comments at times. I’ve considered getting some cards to hand people that say Please excuse my dad, but he has a medical condition that causes his behavior. I could tell my dad that I’m giving them a business card. My dad is prone to make comments to people about their appearance, like if a tall lady walks up, he’ll say how’s the weather up there? (Odd, since he’s 6’2).