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Hi Trosclair, All the experts above have provided important and true info. The only thing you can do at this point is to distract her with some thoughts that she can accept. We didn't know this earlier until my father-in-law came into stage 6 in the last 2 years. At times before July, we still tried to tell him the truth even though he forgets it the next day or in 30 minutes. Now he is so confused either way (the truth or the distraction in his way), but the distraction is better and more peaceful than the truth. e.g., when we told him the truth about his past and family and showed him the photos in 3 big albums, he got immediately bombed out and exploded and got very sad saying his brain has something wrong. In Jan/Feb. he even wanted to die saying he has nothing sane to live for. In order to save some sanity for us all, we have decided to just leave the truth alone. Just tell him what he likes. It has gone so far that even if I told him his eyeglasses is ok, he would be mad at me as if it is my fault (it is just a medical fact that he does not like because he cannot read and understand the books and so he blamed the new eyeglasses.) He is antisocial so it is harder for him to be in this state.   Everyone is different, and I hope you find a way out for your Mom. Maybe she can play puzzles or games if she is sociable. A new home surely disoriented her very much and it could make her feel worse if no one can calm her down. Good luck.   God bless,Nina