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[quote=Anonymous]Denial is part of the disease. You need to lie to her. Tell her that the house needs a lot of work (fumigation, pipe replacement, etc) or that she needs to go somewhere temporarily for rehab (if she's fallen?) and move her into a facility that has both AI and memory care; they will evaluate her for what level of care she needs. Make sure there is a doctor that is attached to the facility (even if she continues to see her person, you need someone who can also prescribe meds). I made the mistake of thinking that my mom, in early stages of alzheimers, would be able to make a decision about where to go, but honestly decisions are really tough for her. It would have been better if I had chosen the facility I liked that was closest to me. Because no matter how many services they provide, you will still be going a lot. So visit a lot on your own, look up inspections/violations, etc, and then choose. [/quote]
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