It's waking her up. She called me at midnight and then at 3 am Sunday morning and said the "boys" woke her up and told her to hurry up and get ready for church. Which she did and then drove over there in the dark of night and couldn't get in. I spent the night with her last night and when I woke she was gone and had been out driving around for over an hour looking for me when I was right in her spare bedroom. She asked where the boys were? She gets mad when I try to tell her that there are no boys and maybe she was dreaming. When she looses things, now she blames it on the boys taking it or hiding it. I don't know how to address this? Play along, or tell the truth? I'm in a daze this morning at work....
If this bizarre behavior has been coming on gradually and mom's been diagnosed with dementia, it's time to get her to her doc and re-evaluate her meds.
In any case, take her car keys away like NOW. And one way or another have her evaluated. She needs 24-hour supervision right now.