My mother with Dementia has started obsessing over the neighbors and is continually walking over and talking to their young children. Also obsessed with the kids mother repeatedly walking over to their house. She's recently started sneaking out of the house walking down the street, stopping and staring at the neighbors house stalking them in a sense. I don't know how to stop these obsessions.
Supervising and in a way, controlling Mom has to be up to you. If she is to remain at home, she cannot be allowed to wander off. Today, she goes next door, then later down the street and after that, maybe around the corner. People with dementia can be very sneaky. My mom was. They have no filters and don’t realize they need a coat to go out in winter or that it’s not safe to cross a busy street. They wait until your back is turned and off they go.
Going door to door and explaining Mom’s issues is ok, but she really needs supervision before something traumatic happens.