Hi, My Mum was taken to a Care Home to recover from a hip fracture, and because she has mixed Dementia, and can no longer cope, or be deemed safe at home. We are having the same heart wrenching issues, of everytime we visit, she wants to come home, and says she will be home soon. Our situation is complicated further, as she used to be my brothers main Carer, and is no longer capable to be, but thinks she is. ( My brother has Downs Syndrome.). My brother believes her, when she says she is coming home, which causes more distress all round. She insists on walking us to the door, when we leave, so the staff have to be there. They tried offering her a nicer room, but she declined three times and as she maintained she wouldn't be staying long. We are waiting for her assessment, but dread the day reality hits for her. I have no clever suggestions at the moment, as we are winging it at the moment. Dementia is So Very Cruel.
Thinking of you. You are not alone.