Hi, this is a long answer, so I recommend this article I wrote, and, of course, my book, where I go into a LOT of detail about this exact thing!
How to handle if they keep saying they need to go home and they keep wanting to see their loved ones who died many years ago?

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Rachael Wonderlin is an internationally-recognized dementia care expert and consultant. She has a Master’s in Gerontology and is the author of two published books with Johns Hopkins University Press. Rachael owns Dementia By Day, a dementia care consulting and education company.

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