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[quote=Anonymous]Is it because you do not want her to land in a poorly-run government home? Because culturally, there is no culture in which you cannot put your elders in homes. I am Japanese. Both my paternal grandparents lived with severe memory loss for years (different types of dementia) and were placed in separate homes. My father and aunts never took them in. My grandfather's pension paid for some of the costs, and my father, who lived far away, paid for the difference, while my aunts, who lived close by, visited regularly and took care of the medical appointments and various ad hoc needs. On my maternal side, I have a relative who had the means to pay for 24/7 at-home care for her FIL and MIL with Alzheimer's (in the US). She lived close by, and was present to manage all crises, but didn't do the heavy lifting, feeding, bathing running after the patients, weather all their aggression, etc. Don't do this to yourself if there is an alternative. [/quote]
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