When my mother started to decline, she unfortunately had a very bad car accident. We should have taken the car away prior BUT we lived 12 hours away and saw her only 3-4 times each year due to being employed etc. Did not realize it was as bad a it was. With her accident she had a CT of head and the mild TIAs were discovered. We hired a local lovely older female to check on her everyday until we could shore things up to find an attorney and an Independent Living community near me. In the meantime we turned her gas off to the stove (important!), started cleaning out her home of 46 years, put it on the market, etc. When the family and attorney sat with her to discuss her well-being and safety, she signed HCPOA, POA, then also a new LWT (new state), she understood the need to be near since she has no car and no family nearby. It took 4 months to get this accomplished and she loved the Independent living with 3 meals and activities and minimal supervision (to watch her take meds!) but she was not a wanderer thankfully. It took a lot of calm, kind, negotiation to get her on our side. She is quite stubborn and independent. She fell 6 years later and broke her hip and femur and is now in memory Care assisted living (post surgery). Reminder that many know already that a UTI causes sudden confusion and accelerated symptoms in dementia. There are so many fears in the elderly of losing independence and change! The process is grueling and seek counsel. Her doctor helped explain to her and us what was happening in her brain.