You could be thankful she didn't burn down the house. Sounds like "proofing" the house is in order. My mom kind of crashed into dementia real hard about 20 months ago and it was hard to keep her from being hurt at home so we had put her in assisted living. She died from covid on 12/31... a little over two weeks ago.
The dementia is the hardest part, you can also look into hospice care that is not end of life care but someone who comes and gives you a hand in caring for your mom and help you with ideas on how to deal with some of these little nightmares, they are two separate services. It might help to look into that. It becomes too much to deal with after a time and you are only qualified for so much of the care she needs. Also, memory care is something you might consider.
Caring for an elder parent is hard and you should remember to not beat yourself into the ground trying to do it all yourself. You have to take care of yourself too, dear.
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