Stephen wipes apple sauce from his mom Carol. It usually takes more than an hour to feed her one meal. He has been living with his mom with dementia at her house since 2007. At first, he moved to keep her company after his dad passed away. But then her dementia started to surface in 2011. “You couldn't trust her anymore to cook because she would turn the burners on high and then just walk away. She would burn the house down,” Stephen said.