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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure this will answer the house question, but my parents are in a similar situation and the burden of taking care of all household items plus my dad (who has moderate demensia, is partially incontinent, plus is not very steady on his feet) is very wearing on my mom.

The only thing keeping this arrangement alive was my mom putting my dad in adult day care at least 3 days a week.  My dad does well with the additional stimulation and my mom gets to take a breath, recharge and take care of household things on those days.  Their long term care insurance is paying for the cost of the center.  Having an aide in the house was not nearly as helpful. Maybe start by trying to get your mom some breathing room?  [/quote]

I tried broaching the topic of hiring a contractor to deal with the infestations with her and she went into full on denial mode. She’s not currently accepting feedback especially from me.

Not illegal- just sad. At least I don’t live there, too…[/quote]

It is sad. I watched my parents' once meticulous home fall into disrepair when my parents became too frail to manage it. My two siblings who also lived there let it happen rather than spend the money and time to upkeep it. Lacking POA, I could do nothing other than called APS, which would have caused me to be ostracized. You might call your county vector control for advice. [/quote]

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