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Scenario

How to handle aging parents with dementia who want to leave home

My father with dementia keeps trying to leave the house to go to work at a job he retired from fifteen years ago

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The mind's retreat into safer times creates a present-tense urgency about past-tense obligations that no longer exist.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with When parents age — role reversal?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.