re: Help dealing with someone with Dementia

Good luck! It doesn't get any easier... the road only points downhill.

We moved my wife's mom hit 'stage 4' Dementia, and we moved her in with us a little over 3 years ago.

I explain life thusly,
There will be Good Days, Bad Days, and REALLY Bad Days. With the later becoming more and more prevalent each week.

So far it's quite manageable, short term memory is non-existent (along with the last 10-12 years or so of memories).
Maybe 1 in every 5-6 days she goes off the reservation. Generally just redirection or walk away and come back in 10-15 mins and everything is good to go.

Never lie (they seem to hold onto that for some reason), just speak/answer questions honestly, and redirect attention elsewhere when needed.