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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The things you will probably have to manage if she moves out:

Caregivers who get sick or don’t show up
Medication management and refuses and deliveries
Meals — especially if caregivers don’t show up
COVID
Transportation to appointments
Housekeeping / trash
Entertainment 
Groceries

It’s a lot. [/quote]

+1 You would need to go into it with eyes wide open. And the fact that you brothers aren’t supportive (from prior threads) - that will make it particularly  difficult if her condition deteriorates for any reason sbd you have to go back to the drawing board to find her an assisted living or nursing home.

Also - is her current AL part of a continuing care retirement community, so that she can remain on the same campus if her level of physical or cognitive functionality changes? That’s a real benefit. Regardless, you describe a “beautiful” AL where she seems to be going incredibly well and getting good care. On the one hand you mention that she’s benefited from the activities/socialization, but on the other hand you mention her loss of morale.  I am just seeing significant risk in moving her. You will lose the multidisciplinary support system that is in place snd keeping her well. And there is no guarantee that a retirement community will solve the problem (and it will likely create new challenges). There’s no perfect solution because wherever your mother is, she is having to adapt to this loss if independence snd functionality that resulted from the stroke.

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