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[quote=Anonymous]OP, there is a ton of good, thoughtful info in this thread. A ton. First, thank Bro 1 again for everything he has done for your parents and for you siblings. Second, appreciate, if you haven’t done so, that you have three siblings with whom you can make decisions. Not always that way (I was lucky too). Third, get the double POA (2 siblings) done stat. Like yesterday. Fourth, I’m in the nursing home camp for sundry reasons, including that many facilities will no longer admit patients straight in as a Medicaid patient. They want residents as private pay for awhile then apply for Medicaid. Don’t underestimate how difficult this can be. Also, there are benefits to residing in a nursing home where they may end up knowing other residents, staff, etc. If we had been able to swing it, I would have had our mom move to a memory care unit in a nearby state where she could’ve been with siblings, cousins, and childhood friends. Where she ended up also had some of these benefits and she flourished with the increased socialization after living alone for 2 years.

OP, as many have said, there are not wrong decisions here. Some, however, may make life smoother for all of you over the long run. GL![/quote]

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