Should a loved-one who has dementia be corrected when they are wrong about something? [View all]
Should a loved-one who has dementia be corrected when they are wrong about something?
I ask because my sister (who is now in assisted living) is starting to ask when she's going home. Her assisted-living apartment is furnished entirely with items from her old house, but she doesn't recognize them as being hers.
She also wants to know if her ex-husband (now deceased) is going to pick her up to go home. And she's also asking about Mom and Dad, wanting to know how they're doing and if anyone has heard from them.
Should we gently correct her by reminding her that Mom and Dad have been dead for over 20 years? Will that cause her to grieve? Or should we play dumb and just go-along without correcting her, and try to change the subject?
What an insidious thing it is. Worse in the afternoons and evenings (I guess she's tired from being awake all day... even though she naps often.) But, on the bright side, she still knows who we all are.
Anyway, thanks for listening. I hate seeing her decline. It makes me wonder if that's what's in store for me.
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