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[quote=Anonymous]Mom lives in assisted living in D.C. where she is checked on every 2 hours. She is quite frail and has dimentia and mobility issues. She can still eat, speak, converse, walk (with help) but is very confused and increasingly stubborn about dressing, bathing, sleeping in her bed, going places, etc. To break up the trip from D.C. to North Carolina, the sibling providing the transportation would break up the trip by having her spend the night at her house on both ends of the trip, which would amount to 10 days away from assisted living.  We could hire a night nurse for the week at the beach. Our judgement may be clouded by feelings of guilt--how can we go to our annual family beach trip without Mom/Grandma?!?  But is it really a good idea?  It's risky for sure, but maybe it's a risk worth taking? She loves the beach and would love to sit on the deck and look out at the ocean.  But she wouldn't be able to do anything beyond that.  Thoughts?  Anyone with a similar experience? TIA  [/quote]

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