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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you aren’t getting it, OP.  These aren’t just well-meaning words.  The SW is trying to explain something to you.  Your parents are adults, and they can make their own decisions about where to live and how to run their lives whether you agree with them or not.   In fact, there is no other option.  Medical professionals can’t force people to make better decisions about their health and finances.  [/quote]

If they are competent nothing can be done.[/quote]

This, 100%. Why do people think they can force their adult parents into something they don't want? My sisters did this to my parents and the results have been horrendous. My father just died two weeks ago, 18 months after moving out of his house and as a result of horrible care that was forced on him by the senior community they moved into. They both would have been better off if they had stayed at home, even if meant falling down the stairs or some other accident that may or may not end their lives. Let old people live and die as they wish. I'm so sick and tired of the know-it-alls coming on here thinking they know better. I urge everybody to read Being Mortal and gain a better understanding of how priorotizing safety over living is ruining the lives of the elderly. [/quote]

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