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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is time for assisted living now.

Imagine you're shopping around assisted living places and you go on a tour. [b]And there is only one person working there, and she has no training and no credential and also has a separate full-time job, and she's obviously very burnt out and tired. [/b]Would you say "Yes, this seems good, let's move my dad in"? Or would you rather he be in a place with an adequate level of staff and have some peers to spend time with?

Your siblings are not helping because they see what you're refusing to see-- that it's time for assisted living. Don't blame it on them. You're choosing this.[/quote]

THIS. For someone with significant needs, being at home is not better than being in the care of professionals who have training and specialist teams and time to rest after their shift. People do it if they can't afford professional care but it's not ideal.

And if you can afford a facility, a lot of facilities now have art class and visiting performers and exercise class - it's like camp. If you can't find a facility like this or are waiting to get in, look for non-residential programs ("adult daycare") to help take some of the load and ease the transition. [/quote]

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