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[quote=Anonymous]My mother is only 75 but she has pretty much lost the ability to walk due to joint deterioration. She is also becoming confused. She has been tested and had an MRI but they don't see anything unusual with her brain (although brain scans for the elderly are hard to read). My father is quite active and likes to go hiking and do handy things around the house. They still live in the 3-story house I grew up in. Mom thinks the stairs are not a problem but it's really the elephant in the room. She has refused to move for years and years but it has come to the point where she has no choice. Dad has wanted to move for years but he does not need any kind of assisted living. He has also become very frustrated being Mom's full-time caretaker. It has gotten to the point where she cannot use the bathroom or get dressed by herself. Dad says he's afraid to leave her alone. She has had three serious falls in the last two months, one required an ambulance and hospital stay. They have retirement savings and equity in the house but do not have mountains of money to spend on private nurses or a fancy nursing home. They will most definitely stay in Maryland.

Where do couples go with this kind of situation? Is there any kind of counselor or social working they can talk to who could lay out their options given their finances?
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