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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It took my mom being isolated alone in a condo for a few years, sometimes not seeing or talking to anyone between my visits or calls to finally make the decision than an independent living facility may be a better option.  And I moved her to one and she absolutely loved it and would say she wished she’d moved there years ago.  She’s been experiencing cognitive decline and needs more help than she can get where she is currently living.  She is anxious every day because she sees other people managing their worlds just find and she struggles.  She’s embarrassed where she currently is and it’s definitely time to move her to assisted living.  I found her a place very similar to where she is now but with the addition of a nursing staff and medication management.  She’d be middle of the road in terms of needs, as opposed to the one everyone talks about when she gets confused about things.  But she’s so incredibly resistant.  Wants to get a lot of questions answered before she “agrees” to move and doesn’t seem to understand she HAS to move so it’s not a matter of if but a matter of where.  She’s losing her mind and I’m losing my mind.  Is there something about this generation that makes them lack self awareness?  [/quote]

Read the book "Being Mortal" and then come back.[/quote]

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