The crying won't stop! I know the "I want to go home" is very common in Dementia patients but is it common for them to cry almost all day?
My mom will start after breakfast saying she has to go home and that she needs to call my brothers to pick her up. I tell her ok, we will call after they get out of work. She will not budge, she just cries saying what will she do now if she can't find a ride home. She keeps saying she needs to go home to her little kids who are home alone. Maybe I made a mistake by youtubing dementia videos because non of them show the patient crying, upset almost hyperventilating like my mom. I feel horrible! She came to live with me full time because she would call me and my brothers around the clock from her home saying she wanted to go home. But now I feel that I'm making things worse by taking her out of her home. She is so miserable! I'm just trying to help.
It's not you. You haven't done anything wrong. Your mom used to call you, crying, saying she wanted to go home so you thought she'd be happier living with you. You did the right thing. She's not alone anymore. This is a symptom of the dementia. I wonder how long this has been going on? Have you taken her to the Dr. and spoken to the Dr. about this? Maybe your mom would benefit from a small dose of an anti-anxiety medication.
When we moved her to memory care we learned a lot from those caregivers about how to handle things. Diversion tactics are the best. The roads are blocked due to construction so the bus can't get through! The bus company is going to call us and we are going to get everyone ready. She has to get home to the kids? A neighbor/friend/sibling offered to do that to help us. Etc etc. Good luck.