Hey you all:
I call my daddy every night, usually he will forget who I am (my voice has changed over the years) but not my Aunt B, who he lives with in a LTC facility. Last night, Daddy begged me not to shoot him if he showed up unexpectedly on my farm (not likely, I live 700 miles away), wanted to know who I was living with (my husband of 40 years and my adult son), and finally who I was. "Since I have never met you, I want to send you a photo of me and my car so you won't shoot me." I told him that we didn't have or need a gun on our farm and he was always welcome. I tried to change topics and get him to talk about my cousin, K (the daughter of Aunt B. It seems our family are fond of alphabet names) but he forgot who those two folks were too. Even though Aunt B was in the same room with him. I couldn't get him to budge off the topic of my shooting him. Any thoughts?
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Can you reach out to someone at the facility today and find if they are seeing increased confusion? And perhaps have him checked out for a UTI if that's the case.
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Did you have a chance to talk with Aunt B? Did she have any insights, or any immediate concerns?
I can't begin to guess where your father's narrative was coming from last night. The only thing I can suggest is doing what you can to find out whether he is this distressed and disoriented all the time, and whether there could be any help available for that.