{"id":21976,"date":"2026-03-11T12:09:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/how-to-respond-to-a-dementia-patient-who-says-i-want-to-go-home\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:13:18","slug":"how-to-respond-to-a-dementia-patient-who-says-i-want-to-go-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/caregiving\/alzheimers-and-dementia\/everyday-coping-for-caregivers\/how-to-respond-to-a-dementia-patient-who-says-i-want-to-go-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Respond to a Dementia Patient Who Says, \u2018I Want to Go Home\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This article is based on information provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpforalzheimersfamilies.com\/learn\/quick-tips\/confusion-and-memory-loss\/when-someone-with-dementia-says-i-want-to-go-home\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Home Instead Senior Care<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At times, an Alzheimer\u2019s patient may ask to go home. This may happen even if they are in the home they have lived in for 30 years. The request may feel frustrating or confusing for you if <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/friends-and-family\/caregiving\/caregiver-burnout\/rob-lowe-s-tips-for-beating-caregiver-burnout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you are a caregiver<\/a> who is working hard to make them feel safe and cared for wherever they are. Sometimes caregivers even feel guilty, thinking their loved one isn\u2019t happy. However, it is not necessary to explain their current and previous addresses. Instead, follow these tips to help calm and soothe your loved one. <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Remember that you can\u2019t be sure of what the person means by \u2018home\u2019. It may be somewhere else than the place you have in mind. Don\u2019t argue, \u201cBut you <em>are <\/em>home!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Regard \u201chome\u201d as a feeling you need to read. When people with mid- or late-stage dementia who live in a facility or are hospitalized tell you they want to go home, what they may actually mean is, \u201cI\u2019m uneasy,\u201d or \u201cI\u2019m afraid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Don\u2019t overreact. When your loved one makes the statement, \u201cI want to go home,\u201d it can stir up powerful emotions in family members.  It\u2019s common to blame yourself for having placed the person in the facility, and to think that he or she is <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/faith-prayer-devotions\/stories-of-faith-faith-prayer-devotions\/the-secret-of-living-happily-in-an-unhappy-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deeply unhappy<\/a> there. But remember that by mid-stage Alzheimer\u2019s, the person is not very capable of manipulating you, if for no other reason than within a short time they will have forgotten what was said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Go along to get along.  By identifying the underlying emotional need and trying to address it, by understanding that they may feel afraid or uneasy, you may help reduce their distress. If the underlying need goes unaddressed, the person may grow more distressed\u2014and then is often medicated to calm down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article is based on information provided by Home Instead Senior Care. At times, an Alzheimer\u2019s patient may ask to go home. This may happen even if they are in the home they have lived in for 30 years. 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