Hello
@Kbf
It will be of no comfort to you to know this is so common with dementia, a high proportion of carers have posted about the same `going home` problem.
It usually happens late afternoon or early evening and is called sundowning. The person with dementia is often more tired at this time of day and the confusion increases.
Trying to convince your mum she is already at home is not likely to work.
Your best bet is if you can try delaying tactics, eg. We`ll go tomorrow, it`s too dark, wet, windy, anything you can think of which might help her.
There were times when I agreed to help him and we walked round the block looking for his real house and his real wife and by the time we goy=t home he recognised it as home.
There were other times when he didn`t know me and I used to follow him at a distance or phone our son for help. He always knew our son who would take him for a couple of hours and then bring him home.
My husband used to pack to go home almost every evening and when he didn`t pack he just left the house.
I do hope you find a way to manage this very upsetting situation.