She wants to leave home, is this the norm?

Thank you all for your help

Just going to need to find a simple, vague answer for this repetitive question. She doesn't really know what "home" is anymore and that's OK. Try to redirect her to something else after your simple answer. No need for long explanations - at her stage I don't think she can understand it anyhow.

Karlhinkel, when your Mom says she wants to go home, she is thinking about her childhood home back when life was fun for a child.

It is ok to us to use "therapeutic fibs", such as telling Mom that repairs are being made and no one can go in.... or whatever you feel she would believe. You can use this even if you both are living in Mom's childhood home.

My own Mom [98] wanted to visit her parents so I just told her that "they are visiting the old country" which was something they use to do. Mom accepted that "fib". I had to think quickly when Mom wanted to visit her sisters [all of whom had passed].

You ask questions that gradually lead the person back to the present day. It is skilled and time-consuming work.

Does "she" recognise you correctly? Does she know who you are and how you are related to her?