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Dementia is a complicated set of symptoms that are ever-changing. I've never heard anyone say that their loved one worsened due to a full moon, but really, who knows? Anything is possible, I'm sure.
Check out this Google link: https://www.google.com/search?q=dementia+%26+full+moon&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS896US896&oq=dementia+%26+full+moon&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30i457j0i22i30l2.5710j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Apparently, a study concluded that folks with Alzheimers (which is a form of dementia) exhibited significantly more behaviors during periods of full moon, and that these behaviors were of a greater duration during the full moon.
Your best bet is to read up on the subject so you can deal with your mother & her behaviors and know what to expect as she declines. Here is a useful link on the subject:
https://www.dementiacarecentral.com/aboutdementia/facts/stages/
I can also recommend Teepa Snow videos on YouTube which are very helpful on a variety of topics relating to dementia. Coping techniques and how to personally handle a person to make them feel safe & secure.
The best thing to remember is that dementia does not remain the same from day to day. Today your mom could be carrying on about being 'put' in a strange place which is the house she's lived in for 47 years, and wake up tomorrow knowing exactly where she's at and missing your dad. Every day is new; some good days & some bad. My mother is 94 next month, with dementia, and one day she's so confused she's trying to call her sister who died 13 years ago, and the next day, she's pretty lucid and like her old self. No rhyme or reason, no 'baseline' to go back to, really, since dementia is so fluid & changing constantly.
Wishing you the best of luck dealing with a difficult set of symptoms.
For myself, I came to the conclusion that I did not sleep well in a light room at full moon time, and got block-out blinds. They help, but last night I still had wild dreams and didn’t sleep well.
As well as cracks of light coming through open doors etc, there are also noises at night. We live on a farm, and the birds get confused and start carrying on at full moon time. Other animals move around more, too. When we are lambing, ewes wake in the night, can’t find the lamb, and can be really noisy. We're all animals!
I hope you can check out light issues, and that your mother comes good soon.