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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, they need to move to a CCRC. Sometimes they can even live separately and visit if the need difference becomes vast.

I have to admit the words "sharp as a tack" are like nails on chalkboard to me. People called my dad that when it was clear as day he had Azheimers, but was still sharp in areas of knowledge obtained years ago. Also things can decline quickly after a fall or surgery so "sharp as a tack" is not that meaningful except for telling you that right now at this moment maybe she is cognitively fine and that's great, but it doesn't mean she will decline very slowly or very quickly. It just means at the present time she appears fine to you. A 10 year old who is "sharp as a tack" had many decades of high functioning without head injuries, etc. A person past a certain age, especially with weight issues (some call Alzheimers type 3 diabetes) may not be sharp as a tack that long. And yes, I have a morbidly obese aunt who stayed sharp through her 90s, but it is rare.[/quote]

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