Hi Kikki21, I think the other residents might also prove something of a challenge at Dad's home. One gentleman shouts out, one lady frequently gets teary and another is quite bossy and always summoning me over to tell me some tale or other about what is missing (no water or tea, apparently, the other day...) and what is not right at the home! Dad is very quiet and is probably bemused by it all. However, he was quite engaged and chatty (for him) again yesterday, which is definitely a marked improvement from when he was in hospital, at which point I thought he'd withdrawn from us all forever. My mum is like yours - she has dementia, too, but sits there rolling her eyes at me at some of the other residents' comments. I keep telling her not to worry and that they are just a bit confused - she has no idea that so is she!