I care for my grandfather with dementia

[Justs]

I am caring for my grandfather who has mixed dementia and have noticed that he has been seeing people indoors on a few occasions, one of the people he sees is my nan who we sadly lost 5 years ago, he has just asked me if she has gone home now.
I have reassured him and explained that we lost her a few years ago as she was very poorly. Is this the right way how to explain things.

 

[nae sporran]

How did your grandfather react to your explanation, Justs ? IF he accepted it then maybe it was the right thing to do. Sometimes though a wee reassuring lie along the lines of your nan was just going out can also work if your grandad will accept that and forget about the hallucination later.
https://forum.alzheimers.org.uk/threads/compassionate-communication-with-the-memory-impaired.30801/ contains a few tips on that score.
Hallucinations are not something I know about, but this might also help https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/about-dementia/symptoms-and-diagnosis/hallucinations

 

[Justs]

Thank you, he did seem to accept the explanation that i gave him. Just a bit hard at times as not sure on the best way to respond.