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[quote=Anonymous]My best friend just went through this with her MIL. They took YEARS to persuade her to move closer to them. Eventually what clinched it is that MIL had a couple of bruising (but not bone-breaking) falls and realized she couldn't really look after herself and her puppy (yes, she adopted a puppy in her 80s!).

The move was a nightmare, because she was a little too far gone to sort her belongings and pack just the essentials for her smaller assisted living home. So despite the distance, my friend and her husband had to spend multiple weekends sifting through her stuff and arguing with her about what she could keep and what needed to go. She was not reasonable or helpful. They couldn't just dump everything because important paperwork were missing, like the deed to her property! After weeks of looking, I think they found most of her paperwork.

And now she's in their local senior complex, they're realizing that she has greater needs than the minimal-care, independent situation she's paying for, and that soon the MIL will need to be moved to a higher level of care, within the same complex.

Moral of the story:

1. Do your best to persuade your parents to move sooner rather than later.

2. Find somewhere where they can age in place with different care levels.

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