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[quote=Anonymous]Take the keys. You can’t calm her down if you let the conversation stay about the car, but you can distract her. With my mom’s dementia I had great success changing the subject to something I knew she’d get going about. Also lying is fine- “hey mom your car is in the shop” She will likely forget about it once it’s gone. Out of sight out of mind. If you can, please get her out of the assisted living section and into a memory care unit. They will prevent her from wandering off and getting lost and likely prevent the myriad fires you will continue to have to extinguish until she’s confined to a safe space. I’m sorry. I know it’s hard. [/quote]
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