Should some of his things be around so she thinks he is there? My aunt lives in TN and just came home from a care center - she gets around ok and was able to shower on her own, etc in the center. My cousin fixed up the shower at home (no tub) and has handles everywhere, but she fell and spent the night in the hospital. they have nursing scheduled to help her with her bathing a few times a week now. She is having trouble adjusting to home and is looking for my uncle, My friend's mom had Alzheimer's and she used to just say he went to the store, etc and her mom was ok with it til the next time. Is that a good way to handle it? My aunt and uncle grew up together as kids and she isn't gonna forget him soon. She usually knows me when i call, only once she sounded confused and she had just woke from a nap. Would it be good to put a few of my uncle's things around the house so she would think he was there, just out? At the care center they said not to mention him unless she brought it up as she would eventually forget him. what do we do til then? Thanks for your help
If she asks where he is, if it were my mom, I might be tempted to say something like, "he's gone for a while," and try to redirect her. If that approach seemed to agitate her and she couldn't leave it alone, I'd tell her the truth.