Mom sold her house now keeps looking to buy another house. Really needs independent living. Mom (80 yr old with dementia) sold house;all belongings in storage. Now she keeps bugging realtor to find her the perfect house. She has lost several thousands of dollars in home inspections and earnest money after changing her mind about buying house ( total of 14 houses) how can I get her to move into independent living apartment
The dementia can make her an easy victim to a crook and she could suffer tremendous loss of her savings.
As others have suggested, I would try to get her to voluntarily move some where she can be protected. Of course, if she wants to leave, there is nothing to stop her. If no one has Durable Power of Attorney and Healthcare POA, it makes it difficult to protect her from herself.
Does she have any health issues that she might benefit from therapy, such as sore knees, bad back, etc. Sometimes going into a facility for therapy sounds good as long as they think it's temporary. Good luck.