He's 96 and still living on his own?? Wow. My MIL made it to 95 and then a fall and then a broken ankle landed her in hospital, rehab, and now a nursing home.
How bad is his dementia? Does he have home health care? What type of place are you planning on moving him to?
I wouldn't because the answer will be No. Really, it depends on how far into the Dementia he is. My Mom was in the last stages. I was POA and she had been living with me for about 20 months. I never took her back to her house. I placed her in an AL and the day we moved her is when I told her she was moving to an apt and was going to meet new friends. We got there, visited a little to get her settled in and then left to let the staff take over. I was 5 min up the road so I did visit ea day, no more than 1/2 hour. She needed to rely on staff. I was lucky that she acclimated well.
How bad is his dementia? Does he have home health care? What type of place are you planning on moving him to?
Or is this the getting prepared, getting ready stage?