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Forgets he is home

Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Feb 28 7:03am | Replies (16)

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Anna, my spouse has a similar 'where am I' behavior. I usually reassure her where she is and go on to the next subject, such as "Hey, would you like a cup of hot chocolate?" My mother use to contend that if you asked questions, you were in control. But, there are times when she wants to 'go home' though we are home....and then she goes off, grabs some clothing and puts it into travel bags putting them by the front door. I consider it a minor delusion. The delusions that come in the middle of the night where 'she swears her brother is breaking into the house and he has 'killed' 5 people and we have to get out NOW!' are harder to deal with.

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@elliottw Thanks for the response. My husband also packs up a few things often and says we need to leave as people are after him. So very sad but I will just keep trying to come up with new ideas to distract him and make him feel safe. Good luck to you on this journey.

@elliottw The delusions can be very hard to reason with…😔