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[quote=Anonymous]Thank you everyone. I can provide a bit more detail. I think she is unable to care for herself, but don't know what the legal definition requires. She can not leave the house and is unable to attend doctor appointments or shop for food. She doesn't shower or brush her teeth (she actually doesn't have any teeth anymore. She got dentures but she did not take care of them and then got infections and wound up in the ER). She is unwilling to take medication.

She will eat if someone supplies her with food but she can not cook her own meals. She rarely eats meals even with food supplied and largely lives off little bite muffins (which are one of the only things she will eat). This is partially due to her lack of teeth, but again she refuses to seek help for her teeth.

If MIL leaves her alone for even small period of time she starts to decompensate and will not get out of bed (she even has difficulty leaving to go to the bathroom). She lives in MIL house but doesn't come out to the rest of the house and her room is essentially a hoarding situation.

She would be unable to pay or manage any bills. She is on disability, food stamps and welfare. She has been on disability probably for close to 20 years. [/quote]

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