My mama has become very garrulous, excessive talk with heavy detail to the point where it's hard and uncomfortable to redirect her. Advice?

Thank you. She doesn't exhibit any other signs of dementia.

Well, cut down the amount of time you spend visiting with her. Your profile says she lives in Independent Living............with dementia of this degree?? In any event, if you are visiting her when she gets like this, cut the visits short. My mother lives in Memory Care and there are times when we go to visit that she's in SUCH a mood that NOTHING we say or do will calm her down or redirect her. So we stand up and say we're leaving. And I let her know I'll see her another time when she's in a better mood. There is no arguing with dementia, no reasoning, no nothing.........sometimes the only thing you can do is remove yourself from the offending talk. My mother loves to argue to the point where she will contradict herself in an effort to be argumentative!! It's frustrating, to say the least. Nobody can even explain it unless they've witnessed it firsthand, right?

((((Eye roll)))))

Good luck!

Do you feel that she may need an evaluation for dementia or some other issue?

Can you ask her doctor about future steps needed for her care? Maybe speak to a social worker as well.

Best wishes to you and your mom. Hugs.